Chisinau, Moldova
Republican Stadium Gates
Soviet-era gates guard an unexpected urban forest—and a future U.S. embassy.
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Chisinau, Moldova
Soviet-era gates guard an unexpected urban forest—and a future U.S. embassy.
Visaginas, Lithuania
Step inside a Soviet-designed nuclear power plant with RBMK reactors identical to the ones in Chernobyl.
Prescott, Arizona
A maze-like landscape of globular rocks surrounding two Arizona lakes.
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
One couple’s bespoke castle is one of Pittsburgh's most fashionable dining spots.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This riverside restaurant delivers elegant dining in a historic 1901 train depot.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Tucked into Pittsburgh’s North Side, the Mattress Factory is a labyrinth of permanent, room-sized installations where artists transform entire spaces into mind-bending, immersive worlds.
Graun im Vinschgau, Italy
A 1930s defensive fortification designed to protect Italy from a German invasion.
Pastida, Greece
Former Italian settlement on the isle of Rhodes was a WWII command center before being abandoned.
San Francisco, California
A studio and gallery bursting with thousands of artworks by artists with disabilities.
Les Terres Basses, Saint Martin
This might be the most famous abandoned hotel in the Caribbean.
Jedburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Victorian-era mausoleum, designed for a single occupant.
Cascade Summit, Oregon
The third tallest plunge fall in Oregon, worth visiting year-round.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An underground venue, buried for 200 years, now open as a unique whisky tasting venue.
Berlin, Germany
Early Nazi prison for political prisoners.
Nacka, Sweden
This beacon honors a Nobel Prize-winner whose technology powered its light.
Münster, Germany
A 16th-century fortress that was a Nazi-era prison and execution site, now a silent memorial.
Bad Bentheim, Germany
A church with a detached tower, believed to have been cast aside by the devil himself.
Dublin, Ireland
A 1930s-style speakeasy with a secret doorway and one-of-a-kind cocktails.
Nieuwe Niedorp, Netherlands
An old, partly destroyed church, preserved in the state it was left in after a fire.
Tohen, Somalia
This lighthouse at the very tip of the Horn of Africa in the Puntland region of Somalia is a relic of Italian fascism.
Bradford, England
A Victorian-era cemetery serves as a window into the city of Bradford’s past.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Relax over handcrafted ale and gastro-pub grub inside an iconic (and possibly haunted) train station.
Erie, Pennsylvania
Climb the first lighthouse commissioned on a Great Lake to a lookout with peaceful, panoramic views.
Highfield, England
A beloved family of panda sculptures named after memories of the city's past.