Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine
Ovum II
Sculpture that doubles as a time capsule so that life can survive radiation outside Chernobyl.
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Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine
Sculpture that doubles as a time capsule so that life can survive radiation outside Chernobyl.
Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine
This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Greatstone, England
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Kelvedon Hatch, England
The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
London, England
A recently restored Shoreditch landmark with ties to Jack the Ripper.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
Lewes, England
Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."
Brighton, England
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
Brighton, England
Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.
Brighton, England
Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
Brighton, England
To literally keep their waste out of their own backyards, the citizens of this English city built an impressive sewer system that is still in use today.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Lemgo, Germany
An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.
Potsdam, Germany
Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Halberstadt, Germany
Constantly maintained, this organ is playing a six-century long composition by John Cage.