Places ablasec Wants to Go

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.

An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

This amazingly preserved Doric temple was abandoned before it was ever completed.

The ruins of a medieval village that was abandoned after a 19th-century inferno.

A fascist-era rural village abandoned since the early 1980s.

A schoolhouse and chapel are all that remains of this alpine village.

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

Tucked into the hills above Rafailovići, this small hidden waterfall offers a rare pocket of calm just minutes from Montenegro’s crowded Adriatic beaches.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

A historic structure inspired by Roman, Muslim, and Jewish bath houses.

Designed by Gustave Eiffel before his famed tower.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

Old-style open-air cages bringing you from Gubbio’s city center to the San'Ubaldo Basilica.

A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.

With remarkable nonchalance, this modest park in Alcorcón brings Greek mythology and astronomy together

A forest outside Darmstadt becomes an open-air art gallery, where international artists turn trees, branches, stones, and clearings into strange, playful, and thought-provoking works.

A playful symbiosis of art, nature, architecture, and garden design, a hidden gem off the beaten path

The Serpentello House is a true work of art, with a unique façade and decorations made of individually handcrafted ceramic tiles created by the owner, making it a truly unforgettable place.

A treasure trove of audio technology, from wax cylinders to juke boxes and record players.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

This historic cemetery is home to the largest private mausoleum in Europe.