Mines

An abandoned mine pit is now a beautiful, colorful attraction.

This industrial chimney looks rather out of place, isolated in the middle of an attractive woodland.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.

The world's largest underground iron ore mine.

Once a meeting point for Swahili slave traders, this ancient tree is now a monument to those killed by the slave trade.

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

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

This centuries-old mine remained hidden beneath a hotel bar until 2013.

This site is both a remarkable reminder of the town's mining history and a fantastic government blooper.

These crevices cut into the mountains collect the island’s main source of precious freshwater.

Its 27 graveyards represent the many nationalities and ethnic groups that voyaged to this wilderness in the late 19th century.

Modern megaliths form this work of cosmic, Celtic landscape art.

This lonely tower survived the landslide that devastated much of a Mexican mining town.

A spectacular disused railway viaduct in a beautiful countryside nature reserve.

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.