The Hague, Netherlands
Museum de Gevangenpoort (The Prison Gate Museum)
A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.
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The Hague, Netherlands
A seven-century-old jail tells a not-so-pleasant history of crime and punishment.
Den Haag, Netherlands
A buried bunker offers both a scenic view and a melancholy reminder of Duindorp’s wartime past.
Perrysburg, New York
An abandoned tuberculosis hospital moulders on into an uncertain future.
Shafer, Minnesota
An amazing collection of sculptures and art.
Taylors Falls, Minnesota
A stone face watches over the river.
Hinckley, Minnesota
Its collection contains relics from the devastating disaster that set the town ablaze.
Hayward, Wisconsin
143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.
Katwijk aan Zee, Netherlands
A seemingly out-of-place temple built on the spot where a mystic had a profound spiritual experience.
Hechtel-Eksel, Belgium
This bike path traverses the treetops.
Neerpelt, Belgium
Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.
Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands
This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This public park was the site of the largest civilian disaster of the Civil War.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mutant vegetables, transgenic mosquitos, and atomic rodents span the walls of this one-of-a-kind museum.
Cleveland, Ohio
This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."
Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Oak Hill, West Virginia
An abandoned 1920s school with a mysterious history.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.
Fayetteville, West Virginia
An abandoned coal mine reached by a steep hike.
Mt Nebo, West Virginia
A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.
Bocas del Toro, Panama
This small cave in the center of Isla Colon doubles as a sanctuary.
Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.
Zaandam, Netherlands
Colorful and chaotic stacked hotel in North Holland.