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.
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Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico
This nearly abandoned "company town" is a ghost of Puerto Rico's once-lucrative sugar industry.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
This giant bronze image of Christopher Columbus embarked on a voyage of its own.
Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
This small fort played a huge role defending Puerto Rico’s capital city.
Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico's once thriving oil company is now an abandoned wonderland of rusty steel.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.
Puerto Rico
This 20th-century mansion plays a key role in one of Puerto Rico's greatest novels.
Ponce, Puerto Rico
These red and black houses were awarded to the firefighters who saved their city from an enormous blaze.
Aguadilla Pueblo, Puerto Rico
Years of neglect and nature took a toll on this 19th-century lighthouse.
New York, New York
A dark patch of the ceiling at Grand Central Terminal which was not restored is still stained brown by tobacco.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
Orlando, Florida
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This bleach-white graveyard overlooking the ocean is accessed through a tunnel.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.
Cataño, Puerto Rico
The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.
Isabela, Puerto Rico
This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
The world's second largest single-dish radio telescope, once used to contact E.T.
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
This limestone cave offers an incredible view of the Río Grande de Arecibo valley.
Jayuya, Puerto Rico
This niche museum devoted to ancient religious artifacts is shaped like the very thing it displays.
Miami, Florida
Former villa and estate of James Deering developed to preserve native tropical forests.
Homestead, Florida
A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.