Dalmally, Scotland
Kilchurn Castle
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
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Dalmally, Scotland
Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.
Honolulu, Hawaii
The grand marquee of this abandoned Hawaiian theater remembers the building's elegant past.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Once a popular hangout spot this huge mall was left to ruin after economic crash.
Casma District, Peru
The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.
Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia
This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Kitschy horror displays now fill the house where some very real serial killing took place.
Honolulu, Hawaii
This museum of Hawaiian and Polynesian culture is the legacy of the last descendant of the Kamehameha Dynasty.
Santorini, Greece
A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.
Kolkata, India
The world's largest secondhand book market is a haven for bibliophiles and bargain hunters.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Larmor-Baden, France
One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.
Aix-en-Provence, France
Now a memorial, this factory was once used as a concentration camp for artists by the Vichy government.
Reims, France
Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.
Montenegro
Former military fort and site of untold horrors during WWII, this island may become the Adriatic's next luxury resort.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Juneau, Alaska
This shrine to the patron saint of Alaska sits on a small tidal island and was built from the land’s own beach stones.
Tréguennec, France
The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.
Egremont, United Kingdom
The rust covering this old mine's abandoned buildings matches the red pigment it once produced.
Moenjodaro, Pakistan
This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.
Shooshtar, Iran
This beautiful system of tunnels built into natural rock serves as a centuries old plumbing system.
Inarajan, Guam
Located on Guam's south shore, this small cave is named for an ancient and powerful Chamorro Chief.
Flagstaff, Arizona
This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.
Juneau, Alaska
The ruins of this Alaska gold mine form a gorgeous ghost town.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.