New York, New York
Hess Triangle
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
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New York, New York
New York City's smallest piece of private property.
New York, New York
A dilapidated dock tells the story of Titanic’s missed arrival.
New York, New York
This little museum is built on a theater that was once a wildly elaborate speakeasy.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Berlin, Germany
This TV tower once secretly housed a GDR intelligence team.
Berlin, Germany
After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.
Berlin, Germany
These former Nazi anti-aircraft towers offer a singular view of the north of Berlin in the summer, and a sanctuary for bats in winter.
Berlin, Germany
When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.
Berlin, Germany
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Bristol, England
There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
Manchester, England
Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).
Manchester, England
This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.
Manchester, England
Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.
London, England
An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.
London, England
One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.
London, England
This iconic high-rise residential block was one of the last to be built in the Brutalist style.
London, England
This Underground station has been a popular filming location for decades, even before it closed.
London, England
Victorian-era Londoners really wanted to believe this 17th-century cistern was actually an ancient artifact.
London, England
This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
London, England
Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.