New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital Ruins
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
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New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Monreale, Italy
Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Güejar Sierra, Spain
This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.
Beelitz, Germany
Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.
Fez, Morocco
Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
Malaga, Spain
This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.
Xiulin Township, Taiwan
An extraordinary natural landscape of mountains, waterfalls, and rocky cliffs riddled with tunnels.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Hartford, Connecticut
An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
Rome, Italy
At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.
Bhangarh, India
This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Totnes, England
A ruined castle has more than its fair share of legends and ghost stories.
Newton Abbot, England
Legend says these rocks used to be hunting dogs, a story that may have inspired Sherlock Holmes' most famous case.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Cardona, Spain
This ancient Spanish castle sits high upon a hilltop.
Sant Quirze Safaja, Spain
An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.
Željava, Croatia
Yugoslavia's biggest underground airport lies in ruins.
Aboyne, Scotland
A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Montenegro
A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.