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Shimonoseki, Japan
Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel
One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.
Ferrara, Italy
Oculus Tower
A seven-story circular concrete tower, once the heart of Ferrara’s Eridania distillery, resembles a modern industrial Colosseum.
Melaka, Malaysia
Abandoned Monorail
A monorail that was built to serve a new development but technical problems, lack of users, and a pandemic caused it to be closed and abandoned.
Hood River, Oregon
Hood River Pumping Station and Pipeline Trail
Raised catwalk walk through the trees alongside a river starting from an abandoned and colorful pumping station.
Ketchikan, Alaska
Connell Lake Dam
Once a vital asset for Southeast Alaska’s timber industry and the backdrop for the gritty 1954 film noir classic Cry Vengeance, the Connell Lake dam now stands as a tragic yet scenic barrier blocking vital fish passage.
Gurtnellen, Switzerland
Intschi-Reuss Bridge
Walk underneath a railway bridge over the river Reuss with just a metal grating under your feet.
Liverpool, England
Liverpool’s First Enclosed Dock
Hidden under a shopping centre is the genesis of modern Liverpool.
Bangkok, Thailand
Remnants of the Rattanakosin Walls
Remainders of the defenses established at the start of the previous era in Thai history
Madrid, Spain
Acueducto de La Partida
The oldest surviving example of the aqueducts that crossed the Casa de Campo to distribute water.
Malo Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bunski Kanal
Bunski Kanal is a hidden natural wonder where the emerald Buna River dramatically merges with the mighty Neretva through a narrow limestone channel.
Fyllingsdalen, Norway
Fyllingsdalstunnelen
The longest pedestrian tunnel in the world.
Luling, Texas
Plum Creek Bridge
Scenic semi-abandoned bridge with easy access
Denby Dale, England
Denby Dale Railway Viaduct
Before this fine stone viaduct was built, trains ran across a rather wobbly wooden trestle, and the original abutments are still there.
Panama City, Panama
The Afro-Antillean Museum
The Afro-Caribbean workers who constructed the Panama Canal built this church-turned-museum in their spare time.
Fife, Scotland
The Mary Pit Head
This 80-foot towering concrete structure, complete with wheel, remains a stark reminder of the coal mining that took place here between 1904 and 1966.
Nottingham, England
Site of Nottingham Victoria Railway Station
Closing the station left a big hole in the ground. So they put in a shopping centre, a block of apartments and bus station over it and the largest undercover car park Europe in it.
Martigny, Switzerland
Pont de la Bâtiaz
This quaint river crossing is the last car-suitable wooden bridge in the Swiss canton of Valais.
Langcliffe, England
Hoffmann Lime Kilns
A small, archaeology park outside Settle in the Yorkshire Dales with ruins of the impressive Hoffman Lime Kilns and an informative trail which explains the industrial history of the site and leads you to other ruined structures.
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