Abandoned

An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

Disturbing winged beings decorate the walls of this strange abandoned hermitage.

Two gems of Beaux Arts architecture that have been sitting vacant for years.

The tangled roots of a giant banyan tree have fully reclaimed the ruins of this abandoned warehouse.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

This ghost town houses the remains of Alabama's old state capital.

This abandoned mine and power plant was built atop land once given to Revolutionary War soldiers.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.

An abandoned logging settlement nestled in the woods near a popular ski town.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

The ruins of an abandoned church loom within a picturesque Ukranian village.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

This enormous abandoned prison was once dubbed the "Bastille of Romania."

Stare out over the lagoon and beyond from this 10th-century campanile on the island where the city of Venice began.

Built to be the ideal penitentiary, this abandoned panopticon saw several revolts and even a prisoners' coup.