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San Juan, Puerto Rico

El Batey

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.
Added by colleencourtney c93b920e
Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico

The Ruins of Central Aguirre

This nearly abandoned "company town" is a ghost of Puerto Rico's once-lucrative sugar industry.
CDVV86 Added by CDVV86
Fort Lauderdale, Florida

'Thrive'

This concrete sculpture features a woman opening her heart to showcase a beautiful fern.
Richartruddie Added by Richartruddie
Homestead, Florida

Ed Leedskalnin's Coral Castle

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Coral Gables, Florida

Venetian Pool

The only swimming pool listed on the National Register of Historic Places is emptied and refilled each day with naturally filtered water.
Added by mrncat
Miami, Florida

The Kampong

This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.
notstephen Added by notstephen
Key Biscayne, Florida

Miami Marine Stadium

permanently closed
An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Ludlow, California

Ludlow

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
Monica Petrus Added by Monica Petrus
Palm Springs, California

Robo Lights

An outdoor sculpture park of giant pink robots and post-apocalyptic Christmas scenes.
Allison Added by Allison
Pekina, Australia

Magnetic Hill

When you get to Magnetic Hill park near the sign, put your vehicle in neutral gear, and watch it roll uphill...
Added by marlaina
Lochiel, Australia

Lake Bumbunga

This salt lake in South Australia features seasonal color changes and its very own loch monster.
emiliejayne Added by emiliejayne
Italy

The Abandoned Village of Leri Cavour

permanently closed
A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.
demelza Added by demelza
New York, New York

Electric Lady Studios

Jimi Hendrix's legendary recording studio in Greenwich Village.
Added by asherweintraub
New York, New York

Freedom Tunnel

permanently closed
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
Queens, New York

St. James Deli

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Brooklyn, New York

Tortilleria Mexicana Los Hermanos

A B.Y.O.B. Mexican cantina lives inside one of the last tortilla factories in Brooklyn.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Brooklyn, New York

House of Yes

A band of aerialists and circus performers putting on incredible shows in East Williamsburg.
oriana Added by oriana
Brooklyn, New York

'Jumping Jack' Power Plant

A mysterious, abandoned building rotting on the Brooklyn waterfront.
Urbex Added by Urbex
New York, New York

6 1/2 Avenue: Manhattan's Secret Street

Tucked away amidst some of the most famous addresses in the world is New York's only fraction of a street.
Luke J Spencer Added by Luke J Spencer
Brooklyn, New York

Madagascar Institute

permanently closed
Risk arrest while partying to fund art.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong
Brooklyn, New York

House of Wax

Tucked in a nondescript downtown Brooklyn mall is a bar containing a remarkable turn of the century anatomical wax collection last seen in 1920s Berlin.
Added by anastatia
Brooklyn, New York

Atlantic Avenue Tunnel

In the middle of downtown Brooklyn lies a 165 year old secret hidden right below the surface (closed to the public indefinitely).
Dylan Added by Dylan
New York, New York

C-Squat

A notorious punk house turned co-op.
Oliver Hong Added by Oliver Hong