Valladolid, Mexico
Cenote Zací
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
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Valladolid, Mexico
If you can look past the nearby sewer pipes, this urban sinkhole grotto is a mini-paradise.
Quzhou , China
Discovered after draining a local pond, these ancient man-made caves are still a complete mystery.
The Hague, Netherlands
Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.
Guise, France
This "social palace" housing complex created a relatively stable and self-contained worker's society... for a time.
Red Lodge, Montana
Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.
Lithia Springs, Georgia
The ruins of a cotton mill that was burned in the Civil War are still hidden in a Georgia forest.
Kilkenny, Ireland
This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Chicago, Illinois
What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.
Ban Long, Laos
This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.
West Sumatra, Indonesia
This Sumatran root bridge took almost 30 years to knit itself together.
Hildesheim, Germany
The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.
Sydney, Australia
This secret Australian garden was built on love after a man planted a random bulb he found in the ocean.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.
Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The "Versailles of the Jungle" built by a dictator is now a decaying shadow of its hubristic grandeur.
Cartersville, Georgia
These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.
Gmina Leśnica, Poland
One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.
Leffrinckoucke, France
These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.
Pacifica, California
The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.
Cartagena, Colombia
A mouldering Colombian bull ring stands as a reminder of the country's complicated relationship with a brutal sport.
Little Falls, New York
Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.
Clare, Ireland
This controversial Irish show cave is home to a massive formation known as the Great Stalactite.
Saint Simons Island, Georgia
The remnants of the fortress that saved Georgia from the Spanish still stand guard on their swampy island.
Italy
A formerly opulent Italian village is now a crumbling ghost town that no one really knows what to do with.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.