Chester, England
Chester Shot Tower
A 168-foot tower, part of the abandoned Chester Leadworks facility.
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Chester, England
A 168-foot tower, part of the abandoned Chester Leadworks facility.
Holywell, Wales
Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Denbigh, Wales
Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.
Denbigh, Wales
The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Carlstadt, New Jersey
Infamous marsh filled with toxic waste, World War II-era London rubble, and dead mobsters galore.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Tuxedo Park, New York
The remains of the furnace and iron works that produced the massive Hudson River Chain still stand in the woods of New York.
Oakland, New Jersey
The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.
Niagara Falls, New York
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Rochester, New York
A beautiful final resting place with some surprising residents.
Rochester, New York
The remains of a failed subway in upstate New York is now an underground graffiti bunker.
Rochester, New York
"Call for the doctor, call for the nurse... Vote!! said the lady with the alligator purse."
Rochester, New York
A room hidden behind a swinging shelf in the children's section.
Rochester, New York
A collection of the best toys ever made inside a museum devoted to play.
Rochester, New York
Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.
Rochester, New York
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Rochester, New York
One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.