Ruins

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

An abandoned water park overtaken by the dunes.

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."

The Avenue of Mausolea is a series of grand palatial tombs.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

A magical and peaceful ruined Cistercian abbey in what is now southern Belgium.

This ruined folly was originally built to honor a failed American state that would have become "Westsylvania."

The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.

Ancient serpentine sacrifice holder that has stood the test of time.

This one-of-a-kind archeological site is home to strange prehistoric ruins, the original use of which is still a mystery.

Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.

The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.

Site of the first official transatlantic wireless communications.