Disaster Areas

This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The location of the last stand of Charles Manson's doomsday cult.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

An outback test site for the Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult.

Plagued by riots, celebrity injuries and a tragic death, this amusement park has been demolished.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

A freighter full of exotic animals ends a harrowing voyage impaled on uncharted rocks in the Boston Harbor.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

Leveled by an earthquake, this Italian village is now preserved as a massive concrete art project.

A lovely summer day by the sea becomes a nightmare.

Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.

Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.

This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.