Kemi, Finland
Kemi Snow Castle
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
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Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A 250-year-old timepiece-automaton adorned with golden mechanical birds, which still sing to this day.
Turku, Finland
A cathedral resurrected from the ashes of one of Europe's greatest urban fires.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
VysokĂ˝ Ăšjezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
ÄŚeskĂ˝ Krumlov, Czechia
Be(w)ar(e) the moat around this historic Czech castle.
San Diego, California
It would be a crime to miss it.
San Diego, California
San Diego's most historic and haunted home.
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
Kissimmee, Florida
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
Orlando, Florida
The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.
Orlando, Florida
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Delta, Alabama
The highest point in Alabama was almost completely deforested, but is now home to protected towers and trees.
Birmingham, Alabama
Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.
Birmingham, Alabama
A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.
Weirton, West Virginia
In an odd geographic anomaly this city borders two different states on opposite sides of town.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This permanent exhibition celebrates the finest of our heartless automatons both real and fictional.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This spot memorializes one of the greatest plays in NFL history, unless you happen to be a Raiders fan.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Color-coded signs direct drivers on a network of routes designed to avoid Pittsburgh traffic.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.