Boyds, Maryland
Winderbourne Mansion
This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.
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Boyds, Maryland
This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.
Birmingham, England
An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.
Cozumel, Mexico
The ruins of an important pilgrimage destination for worshippers of a Maya fertility goddess.
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
These abandoned Cold War-era bunkers are now a designated refuge for endangered bat species.
Cathedral City, California
Nestled in Coachella Valley, this museum transports guests from the Mesozoic Era, to the land of Egyptian kings.
Jääkäri, Finland
These 5,000-year-old cave paintings provide a glimpse into prehistoric Finnish life.
Tajikistan
This remote, abandoned Soviet observatory promises spectacular views for those who can reach it.
Herndon, Virginia
A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
One of Mexico's least-visited archaeological sites is tucked away inside a theme park.
Beočin, Serbia
A beautiful 19th-century mansion slowly crumbled and became a 'ghost house' after World War II.
Takamatsu, Japan
Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.
Ichikawa, Japan
Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare enter it.
San Severino, Italy
This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.
Salihli, Turkey
These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.
Cairo, Egypt
The medieval center of the Islamic world was also once the seat of Saladin's sultanate.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient Phoenician citadel once stood at the site where Queen Dido first landed, according to legend.
Wehringen, Germany
Hidden in the forest are the crumbling, graffiti-covered remains of the factory where most of Germany's explosives were produced during World War II.
Muang Kham, Laos
A tangible and sobering reminder of an atrocity that took place during a secret war.
Puente Viesgo, Spain
The walls of these four caverns are filled with art that dates back to the earliest human presence in Europe.
Costești, Romania
Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.
Corte Madera, California
Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.
Augsburg, Germany
Deep in the forest next to Augsburg are abandoned bunkers and bullet traps from the region's military past.
Kansas City, Missouri
The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.
Ibiza, Spain
Originally slated to become a luxurious resort, this structure is now a graffiti haunt reclaimed by nature.