Völklingen, Germany
Volklinger Ironworks
A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Völklingen, Germany
A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.
Bundoora, Australia
Dilapidated ruins that once treated a notorious young serial killer, currently hosting vandals, squatters, and ghost hunters.
Tambon Tha Kradan, Thailand
A limestone wonderland of water and subterranean secrets.
Hachimantai, Japan
Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.
Kiribati
Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.
Norwich, England
A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
London, England
"Purveyors of traditional sweets and vintage treats."
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
The largest prehistoric ruins south of the Sahara, once a powerful center of international trade.
Gokdepe, Turkmenistan
This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.
Punakaiki, New Zealand
This strange geological landscape erupts with sudden bursts of water.
Caracas, Venezuela
The world's tallest slum.
Waimangu, New Zealand
The once and future home of New Zealand's famed Pink and White Terraces.
Honghe, China
A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.
Syosset, New York
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Jardín, Colombia
Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.
Detroit, Michigan
Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.
Detroit, Michigan
An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.
Belgrade, Serbia
Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.
Yonkers, New York
An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.
Chios, Greece
Two churches shoot bottle rockets at each others' bell towers in an unusual Easter celebration.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.