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Villa Epecuen
Carhué, Argentina

Villa Epecuen

Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.
Permanently Closed
Ballhaus Riviera
Berlin, Germany

Ballhaus Riviera

The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.
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Ruins of a Human Zoo at the Forgotten Edge of Paris

Allison Meier June 2, 2014
The Eye of Diablo
Walnut Creek, California

The Eye of Diablo

This mountaintop beacon is only lit three times a year but shines like some kind of all-seeing eye.
Permanently Closed
Abandoned Diorama
Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Abandoned Dioramas of the Old Grand Rapids Public Museum

The museum moved on, but the diorama remain.
Permanently Closed
Spokane Ghost Town
Hermosa, South Dakota

Spokane Ghost Town

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.
Permanently Closed
Normal, Illinois

Abandoned Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School

This abandoned 19th century orphanage started as a boarding school for children of Civil War veterans.
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Zombie Mines Haunt the Landscape

Eric Elder May 16, 2014
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Five of Berlin's Hidden Ruins, From Anatomical Institutes to Underground Bunkers

Ciarán Fahey May 9, 2014
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Abandoned Dreams of Wind and Light

Jeremy Fugleberg May 8, 2014
Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija
Malička, Croatia

Petrova Gora

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.
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Centralia: The Ghost Town Abandoned Because of the Fire Beneath It

Jim Cheney April 30, 2014
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On the Road to Nowhere: Abandoned Bridges

Allison Meier April 29, 2014
Permanently Closed
Dadipark
Moorslede, Belgium

Dadipark

This Belgian theme park began as a refuge for bored church children and was closed down when a boy lost an arm.
Bachelor's Grove Cemetery
Midlothian, Illinois

Bachelor's Grove Cemetery

A small abandoned and abused cemetery that has become a magnet for ghost hunters.
Permanently Closed
The former Discovery Island in Bay Lake as seen from the beach at Disney's Wilderness Lodge.
Orlando, Florida

Discovery Island

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
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Germany's Real-Life Grand Budapest Hotel

Emily Wasik April 7, 2014
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A Photographer Finds the Ghost of Woody Guthrie in an Abandoned Asylum

Allison Meier April 3, 2014