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Centralia · Disaster Dark Tourism

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Centralia · Disaster Dark Tourism

An underground coal fire town famously abandoned due to mine fires still burning beneath, offering a ghost town experience and warnings about industrial impacts.

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An underground coal fire town famously abandoned due to mine fires still burning beneath, offering a ghost town experience and warnings about industrial impacts.

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Best season: None
Difficulty: 3
Region: USA, Pennsylvania

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This pattern of frost was on my car door window early one morning as the sun came up. A few minutes earlier would not have allowed for the melting drops and a few minutes later it could have all turned to liquid.

Photo by Jan Canty

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a branch with white flowers and green leaves

Photo by Peter Robbins

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a tree with white flowers and green leaves

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a bunch of purple flowers that are in the grass

Photo by Peter Robbins

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This is a hubcap from a restored 1953 Pontiac Chieftain (a vehicle made from 1949-1954). This was the first all-new design from Pontiac post-WWII. The original price was around $2000.

Photo by Jan Canty

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a bird sitting on a branch of a tree

Photo by Peter Robbins

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a tree with white flowers and green leaves

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The Centralia Union Depot is an Amtrak train station in historic Centralia, Washington. It was constructed in 1912 and been periodically restored to maintain its original appearance. The tracks are near the Chehalis and Skookumchuck rivers. This train facilitates travel between Vancouver B.C. and California roughly approximating Interstate 5 but proceeds through many small tunnels and byways.

Photo by Jan Canty

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a tree with white flowers in front of a white car

Photo by Peter Robbins

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a branch with white flowers and green leaves

Photo by Peter Robbins

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a tree with white flowers and green leaves

Photo by Peter Robbins

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