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51.5128, -0.0835
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52.4163, 13.1969
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Red Barrels Historical Memorial
7.5582, 99.9329
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30.6712, -81.4649
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Mount Baldy, California
Bridge to Nowhere
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Corsham, England
Burlington Bunker
Below a historic English market town lies a secret underground city complete with kitchens, laundries, storerooms, and an underground lake.
Shoreham, New York
Tesla's Wardenclyffe Laboratory
An unrealized dream to wirelessly electrify the entire Earth.
Georgia
Uplistsikhe Cave Town
Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.
Nazca, Peru
Cahuachi
Nazca pilgrimage site covering 370 acres is a popular stop for archeologists and looters.
Sandwick, Scotland
Skara Brae
Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.
San Francisco, California
Yerba Buena Torpedo Storehouse
One time home to turn of the century explosives, now hidden under the Bay Bridge.
Melnik, Bulgaria
Historic Melnik
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Port Arthur, Australia
Port Arthur Penal Colony
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Permanently Closed
Batumi, Georgia
Ă–zlem Shipwreck
A shipwreck named Desire at the shore of Batumi.
San Francisco, California
Pacific Unity Sculptures
Deco Modern sculptures of the people of the Pacific, cast for the 1939 Golden Gate International Exposition.
Beira, Mozambique
Grande Hotel of Beira
Once living up to its name as the grandest hotel in all of Africa, the Grande Hotel is now home to a community of squatters.
Lyons, Oregon
Jawbone Flats Mining Museum
1920's mining camp and environmental education center is serving to protect the surrounding forest, one of the last of its kind in the Pacific Northwest.
Lovell, Wyoming
Bighorn Medicine Wheel
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Sudogda, Russia
Muromtzevo Castle
Abandoned castle was once a grand example of Russian privilege, built exclusively to win a frivolous bet between noblemen.
Delaware City, Delaware
Fort Delaware
A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.
Beruni, Uzbekistan
Elliq-Qala
These "50 Fortresses" have been unearthed in the ancient oasis of Khwarezm.
San Gimignano, Italy
Towers of San Gimignano
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
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