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Fort Richmond ruins, Fort Wadsworth.
Staten Island, New York

Remains of Fort Wadsworth

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.
abandoned

Rusting Ruins Inside Chile’s Largest Nitrate Ghost Town

Chris Staring August 28, 2014
Bhangarh Fort
Bhangarh, India

Bhangarh Fort

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.
Larache, Morocco

The Site of the Garden of the Hesperides

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.
Permanently Closed
American Flats
Silver City, Nevada

American Flats

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.
Abandoned Fort Tilden.
abandoned

New York City's 11 Most Accessible Ruins

Kimberly Wadsworth August 25, 2014
Delmonico's Pompeii Columns
New York, New York

Delmonico's Pompeii Columns

Possible relics of the ancient Roman city are hidden in this restaurant's façade.
Petit Nevis Whaling Station
La Pompe, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Petit Nevis Whaling Station

This century old flensing port is a remnant of a culture for whom whaling is still legal.
Sumburgh, Scotland

Jarlshof

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
A building ruin
Canale Monterano, Italy

The Ghost City of Monterano

The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.
abandoned

40 Years of Vacancy in the Eerie Paris Ghost Town of Goussainville

Ophelia Holt August 15, 2014
Permanently Closed
Flooded Village of Bezidu Nou
Bezidu Nou, Romania

Flooded Village of Bezidu Nou

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.
Esch-sur-Sûre Castle
Esch-sur-Sûre, Luxembourg

Esch-sur-Sûre Castle

Once the local rulers had gone these enchanting ruins housed common folk in an almost real life fairy tale.
abandoned

A Temple to the Electrical Dawn: Budapest’s Abandoned Art Deco Power Station

Jennifer Walker August 4, 2014
ruins

The Ship Wrecked by Wheat Forgotten on the California Shores

Sandi Hemmerlein July 30, 2014
La Colle Falls Dam
Prince Albert No. 461, Saskatchewan

La Colle Falls Dam

This partially completed dam was simply abandoned after nearly destroying the city it was built to service.
Rifled cannons.
Halifax, Nova Scotia

McNabs Island

This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.
The "Soul Consoling Tower"
Inyo County, California

Manzanar National Historic Site

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."