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Podcast: Quarantine at Malta Lazaretto
Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
Northallerton, England
Whorlton Old Church
The church and nearby castle are all that remains of a medieval village, mysteriously abandoned.
Misnébalam, Mexico
Misnébalam
According to legend, this hacienda was abandoned because of a curse.
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25 Places Reborn Through Graffiti and Street Art
Abandoned or forgotten places can become otherworldly canvases.
Trapani, Italy
Borgo Amerigo Fazio
A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.
West Boylston, Massachusetts
Old Stone Church
The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.
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Podcast: Widow Jane Mine
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Birmingham, Alabama
Quinlan Castle
A castle-inspired apartment building that has stood in Birmingham since 1927.
Lassodie, Scotland
St. Ninian's Fife Earth Project
The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.
Valentine Plains, Australia
Beautiful Betsy Crash Site
For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.
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Podcast: Abandoned Chacaltaya Ski Resort
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Creede, Colorado
Bachelor Loop Interpretive Site
Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.
Peoria, Illinois
Hello Peoria Building
Tiny treasures, giant murals, and strange sculptures decorate the windows and doors of this abandoned building.
Ellenville, New York
Nevele Grand
The remnants of a luxurious resort that saw its peak in the 1970s and 1980s has been abandoned since 2009, leaving behind the wreckage of both the hotel and a beautiful ice skating rink.
Germantown, Maryland
Ruins of Clopper Mill
The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The Scarista Bus
A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.
Bloomingdale, Indiana
Jungle Park Speedway
The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.
La Calera, Colombia
La Siberia
An abandoned company town and cement factory outside of BogotĂ¡, now haunted by ghosts and scofflaws.
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