Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Graffiti Pier (Pier 18)
The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.
Niagara Falls, New York
One of many reminders of Tesla's scientific contributions overlooks the falls which inspired him.
Syracuse, New York
This Art Deco fortress in upstate New York gives Manhattan's vaunted examples of the style a run for their money.
Margate City, New Jersey
Step inside Lucy, the world's largest "elephant."
Cape Charles, Virginia
Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Luray, Virginia
An organ located deep within a cave, whose "pipes" are the geological features of the cave itself.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The oldest active church in Pennsylvania is also the second oldest Swedish Church in the United States.
Camden, New Jersey
The final resting place of one of the United States's greatest poets.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.
Lakehurst, New Jersey
The site of one of history's most indelible and horrific tragedies.
Budapest, Hungary
A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.
Cologne, Germany
An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
Barcelona, Spain
An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.
Brussels, Belgium
This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."
Brussels, Belgium
A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.
Padua, Italy
One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Martin Bricelj Baraga's monolithic sculpture measures the blueness of the sky, and changes color to match it.
Berchtesgaden, Germany
Dress up like a miner and take a slide into the disco-lit depths of this once foundational salt mine.
Versailles, Kentucky
This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.