Resorts

Tracing a path of more than four miles around a frozen lake, this is the longest skate trail in the United States.

A dozen U.S. presidents have stayed at the historic resort, which was known as James Buchanan’s “Summer White House” from 1857-1861.

These tiny cabins on a cableway have been carrying visitors at a Baltic resort down to the beach since 1912.

A paradise hotel turned from opulent to overgrown.

A unique outdoor timepiece at a "clothing-optional" resort.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The only surviving fragment of the lost Narragansett Pier Casino.

This striking structure is the Socialist-modernist centerpiece of a former Soviet spa resort.

A wooden sculpture sits rather out of place in this Mexican beach town.

A remote lodge nestled among some of the world's best-preserved rainforests.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

How often do you find security guards patrolling tropical beaches to protect rare sea turtles from poachers? 

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.