Budapest, Hungary
The Citadella
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
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Budapest, Hungary
From Austrians to Nazis to Soviets, this historic Budapest fortress has a history as complex as the city itself.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Campillo de Dueñas, Spain
This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.
San Martín de la Virgen del Moncayo, Spain
The deserted remains of a luxury hotel turned hospital ward.
Nettleham, England
An abandoned 18th century manse looks like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.
Cahors, France
A 14th century bridge built as a fortress, where the devil lurks on one of its towers.
Limbiate, Italy
A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.
Milan, Italy
Long-abandoned art nouveau baths beneath Milan's Piazza Oberdan.
Titulcia, Spain
Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.
Asturias, Spain
An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.
Wamba, Spain
One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.
Whittingham, England
This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.
Holywell, Wales
Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.
Varese, Italy
A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.
Baiona, Spain
This abandoned naval battery stood at the ready as recently as the 1980s.
Portugal
A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Elvas, Portugal
This star-shaped military outpost is now simply trying to protect itself from neglect.
Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.
Tomar, Portugal
The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.
Madeley, England
This tranquil churchyard in the heart of England’s mining country whispers tales of both triumph and tragedy.
Hitchin, England
This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.
Clophill, England
A reportedly haunted 14th-century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.