Tjurkö, Sweden
Tjurkö Ship Cemetery
For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.
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Tjurkö, Sweden
For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.
Tingsryd SV, Sweden
A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.
Hörby, Sweden
Unexpectedly standing in a glade, this large group of life-sized, 3D-printed clay figures captures the essence of local young people.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Oranienburg, Germany
The site of a concentration camp where inmates were made to take part in one of the largest counterfeiting operations in history is now hauntingly empty.
Fanzara, Spain
The streets of a sleepy Spanish town proudly exhibit some of the world's finest graffiti.
Rodalquilar, Spain
This abandoned gold mine found a second life as a post-apocalyptic film set.
Marinaleda, Spain
A micro-communist utopia in Spain with no police, no mortgages and full employment.
Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain
A Spanish town built into the cliffs.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Valencia, Spain
This amazing example of Valencian Art Nouveau looks more like a cathedral than a public market.
Valencia, Spain
This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.
Porqueres, Spain
A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.
Rennes-les-Bains, France
These thermal springs were once popular with residents of a nearby Roman colony.
Nîmes, France
The lost Latin words were reconstructed using the holes from the nails that once pinned them in place.
Manchester, England
Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Heuvelland, Belgium
This old, abandoned hotel offers magnificent views.
Liège, Belgium
This abandoned Belgian fortress is purposefully being left to nature.
Stoumont, Belgium
An early 20th-century sanatorium, long abandoned and now being reclaimed by nature.
Duisburg, Germany
This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.
Beveren, Belgium
This ghost town in Belgium will lose its street art when it ceases to exist.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.