Cincinnati, Ohio
The Cincinnati Subway
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Pushkar, India
There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.
Gnojnice, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Rochester, New York
The floor-to-ceiling collection in an old factory is a unique alternative to stuffy galleries.
Beacon, New York
The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.
Al Haouz, Morocco
The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.
Khlong Mai, Thailand
An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.
Hong Kong
This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Portland, Oregon
A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.
Šibenik, Croatia
Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt
An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.
Houston, Texas
An unrealized Taoist palace left abandoned in a Houston suburb.
Iporanga, Brazil
At 705 feet high, Brazil's "House of Stone" is the largest cave mouth in the world.
Seville, Spain
An eerie collection of the surviving structures from a past celebration of the future.
Barcelona, Spain
The largest Art Nouveau complex in the world is a Barcelona hospital with a 600-year-long history.
San Juan de Gaztelugatxe, Spain
Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.
Jaipur, India
The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.
Casablanca, Morocco
An awe-inspiring mosque in Morocco with one of the tallest minarets in the world.
Warsaw, Poland
A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.