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Kings Mills, Ohio
Peters Cartridge Company
An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.
Permanently Closed
St. Louis, Missouri
USS Inaugural (1993-2013)
A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.
Chicago, Illinois
The World's Columbian Exhibition of 1893
What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.
Berlin, Germany
Abandoned Iraqi Embassy
When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilmogue Portal Tomb
Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.
County Wicklow, Ireland
Rathgall Hillfort
Ancient Bronze Age rampart that was used into the middle ages.
New York, New York
Relics of the IRT 14th Street-Union Square Subway Local Platform
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
Hull, Massachusetts
Burrage Hospital Ruins
The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.
Hull, Massachusetts
Fort Standish
Overgrown ruins of a turn of the century island fort that sees very few visitors.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
Machu Picchu: The Lost City of The Inca
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Saint Peter's, Montserrat
Montserrat's City of Ash
A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.
Permanently Closed
Truro, Massachusetts
North Truro Air Force Station
This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.
Syria
Church of Saint Simeon the Stylite
What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.
Agios Tychon, Cyprus
Ancient Sex Curse of Cyprus
Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.
San Francisco, California
Mile Rocks Light
A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.
San Francisco, California
The Shipwrecks at Land's End
A 300-ship graveyard, with a few still visible at low tide.
San Francisco, California
Fort Miley Batteries
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
San Francisco, California
Land’s End Octagon House
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
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