Ponsanooth, England
Kennall Vale Gunpowder Works
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
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Ponsanooth, England
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
West Milford, New Jersey
This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.
Box Hill, Australia
A local landmark that has become a hub of graffiti and urban exploration.
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.
Marble Falls Township, Arkansas
A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.
Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine
A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.
Ashley, Pennsylvania
This demolished goliath of American industry once loomed over the depressed town it once made thrive.
St. Augustine, Florida
An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and converted into a cocktail bar. Now it’s home to the local visitor bureau.
Talisay City, Philippines
A once great mansion stands in stately ruin.
Dublin, Ireland
Amidst the bustling streets of Dublin, there is a hushed garden that is dedicated to "All those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom."
Guapán, Ecuador
Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.
Sanford, North Carolina
Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Austin, Texas
Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.
Pescadero, California
Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.
Edmond, Oklahoma
Built from oil field parts and resembling a teepee, this abandoned mid-century church is hoping for a comeback.
Santa Barbara, California
The ruins of the castle that chemicals built.
Tirana, Albania
An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Santa Rosa, New Mexico
A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.
Itaguaí, Brazil
An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.
Drymen, Scotland
This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.