Marco Island, Florida
Cape Romano Dome House
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
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Marco Island, Florida
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
Bremen, Germany
Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.
Ligatne, Latvia
A top secret Cold War bunker hidden beneath a Latvian spa facility is now open for tours.
Goathland, England
Harry Potter’s Hogsmeade Station is also a charming blast from the past situated in North Yorkshire.
Wallace, Idaho
After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.
Antarctica
One of America's oldest Antarctic research bases is abandoned but still just waiting for visiting explorers.
Adsdorf, Austria
Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.
Portola Valley, California
The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.
Antwerp, Belgium
This small corner bar is home to a rare 1930s dance organ that still plays tunes for one Euro.
Key West, Florida
Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.
Williams, Arizona
Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.
Bakersfield, California
An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.
Richmond, Virginia
This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.
New York, New York
More gold than anywhere else, ever.
Sunnyvale, California
A giant can of fruit cocktail is all that remains of what was once the world's largest cannery.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Hardwick, New Jersey
This scout retreat, still in use today, was the filming location for the original “Friday the 13th” film.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.
West Hollywood, California
Room 32 of the Alta Cienega Motel has grown into a shrine to the Lizard King.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
Sacramento, California
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
Richmond, Virginia
Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.
Rome, Italy
The skull of the patron saint of lovers lies in the Basilica di Santa Maria in Cosmedin—maybe.