New York, New York
Tunnel Number 3
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
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New York, New York
Deep under Manhattan is the largest construction project in city history. So far, the project has taken the lives of 23 workers, or "a man a mile."
New York, New York
An odd, ancient window that may have once been part of a brutal prison is embedded in the side of New York's Police Plaza.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Oxford, England
The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Brooklyn, New York
This preserved wilderness hides the remains of a colonial grain mill used to feed George Washington's troops.
Province of Salerno, Italy
Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.
Berlin, Germany
An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.
Hearne, Texas
This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.
Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California
A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."
Kamakura, Japan
This mysterious medieval grotto holds a grid of sacred wells of unknown purpose.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Oxford, England
The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
New Boston, New Hampshire
A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.
Falls Church, Virginia
A whopping 14,000 copper coins cover this miniature fighter jet.
Ramla, Israel
You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Salina, Utah
Where a guard killed nine German prisoners during one of the worst 20th-century POW camp massacres in U.S. history.
Itter, Austria
German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.
Helensburgh, Australia
An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.
Saint-Malo, France
Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.
Mae Klong, Thailand
Acres of salt crystal pyramids dry in the sun along Thailand's "salt road."