Mount Vernon, Ohio
Ariel-Foundation Park
Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.
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Mount Vernon, Ohio
Constructed from the ruins of a former glass factory, this park incorporates the old with the new.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Berlin, Germany
The 1852 novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" lends its name to a subway station, a street, and several shops on the edge of Berlin.
Potsdam, Germany
Solar observatory doubles as a daring display of Expressionist architecture, much to Einstein's chagrin.
Potsdam, Germany
The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.
Potsdam, Germany
A quaint Russian village in the middle of a German metropolis.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Tunisia
An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.
Newberry Springs, California
The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Nefta, Tunisia
The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.
Ouarzazate, Morocco
World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Keeler, California
A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate turned YouTube famous.
Film City, Qatar
A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.
Jamestown, Rhode Island
This storybook New England home is actually a decommissioned lighthouse.
Statesville, North Carolina
North Carolina's only restored fort from the French and Indian War.
Troutman, North Carolina
A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.
Collettsville, North Carolina
A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.
Claremont, North Carolina
A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.
Arcola, Illinois
This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.
Uribante, Venezuela
A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.
Golubac, Serbia
This 14th century castle withstood years of battle but is now sliding off the hills into the Danube.