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Emerald Isle Mine
This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.
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Strange places, unforgettable stories, and road-trip ideas from licensed Atlas Obscura picks, all gathered into one bilingual guide.
A quick spatial view of the Arizona places currently in the Atlas set.

This abandoned open-pit copper mine features stunning turquoise mineral pools and excellent rock-hunting opportunities.


A century-old miner's quarters turned mansion.

Built in 1927, the now-abandoned airfield once hosted notable pilots including Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

The graffiti-covered ruins of an abandoned trading post in the middle of the Navajo Nation.