Papasidero, Italy
Romito Cave
A mountain cave is the site of archaeological findings and Paleolithic rock art.
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Papasidero, Italy
A mountain cave is the site of archaeological findings and Paleolithic rock art.
Newington, Connecticut
An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.
East Haddam, Connecticut
An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Lorton, Virginia
Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.
Nova Redenção, Brazil
Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.
Salem, Massachusetts
Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.
Gloucestershire, England
A well-studied colony of endangered bats roosts in this abandoned Victorian Gothic mansion.
Tokyo, Japan
A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.
Ulaankhus, Mongolia
These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.
Granite, Oklahoma
Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.
Nasu, Japan
Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.
San Nicola di Tremiti, Italy
An abandoned monastery sits on a far-off island in the Adriatic Sea.
Italy
This site marks the oldest known settlement in Campania, inhabited around 9,000 years ago.
London, England
Above an abandoned Underground station, this charming bookstore is home to strange antiquities and literary works.
San Martín Centro, Mexico
These millennia-old murals once covered the walls of residential complexes across the ancient city.
Montreal, Québec
This crumbling industrial fortress has attracted daredevils, filmmakers, and historians.
Acolman, Mexico
A museum built around the site where the most controversial human remains in the country were found.
Palau
These ancient monoliths make up one of the largest archaeological sites in Palau.
Niutoua, Tonga
A massive trilithon nicknamed "Stonehenge of the Pacific."
Washington, D.C.
A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.
Mexico
These cliff-dwellings might be Mexico's least visited archaeological site.
Vulcan County, Alberta
This remote 4,500 year old medicine wheel is one of the last of its kind.
Fossoli, Italy
After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.
Sauran, Kazakhstan
This was once the largest city in Kazakhstan, and a major stop on the Silk Road.