Weybridge, England
Brooklands Racetrack Remains
The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.
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Weybridge, England
The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.
Järva-Jaani, Estonia
Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.
Stockholm, Sweden
Street artists transformed this abandoned industrial neighborhood into one of Europe's largest graffiti exhibitions.
Stockholm, Sweden
The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.
Berlin, Germany
A narrow passage next to a cafe leads to a courtyard exploding with murals, tags, and paste-ups.
Berlin, Germany
The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.
Bray, England
You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.
London, England
In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.