Bahamas
Nurse Sharks of Compass Cay
They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Bahamas
They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.
Haines Falls, New York
A stunning, two-tiered waterfall made famous by poets, artists and the legend of a ghost dog.
Noboribetsu, Japan
After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.
Portland, Oregon
The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.
New York, New York
From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
Roscoe, New York
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Dansville, New York
Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.
Philippines
An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.
Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, France
The largest underground church in Europe.
Istanbul, Turkey
A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.
Beijing, China
Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
A remote coral island with a gristly history of shipwreck, battles, and a horrendous war crime.
Honduras
Remote Honduran Islands with a colorful history.
London, England
This elaborate Byzantine-style building was designed for a not-so-pretty purpose.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Richmond, California
Abandoned landscape once home to "the world's largest winery."
Falmouth, Jamaica
Millions of glowing microscopic organisms light up the waters of this luminous lagoon.
Powell River, British Columbia
One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.
Saty, Kazakhstan
Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
Centerport, New York
A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.
Dzitnup, Mexico
These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.
Komiža, Croatia
An ethereal glowing blue ocean cave in Croatia.