Rock, West Virginia
Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
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Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Madison, Wisconsin
The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.
Cardona, Spain
Mine shafts and hard pastries await visitors at this massive mountain of salt.
East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.
Toomsuba, Mississippi
This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.
West Wycombe, England
Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.
Rhinebeck, New York
What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.
New York, New York
The greatest real estate coup of all time.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
Bermuda
A tropical paradise once home to space exploration and military installations.
Paris, France
This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.
Pacific Grove, California
The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.
Becket, Massachusetts
Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Russia
A man-made island fort that has housed soldiers, scientists, and ravers.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Beijing, China
Beijing's expansive subterranean hiding spot now crumbles away as a tourist destination.
Valparaiso, Chile
What was once a unique system of urban elevators is turning into a mechanical ruin.
Cruden Bay, Scotland
The remains of a grand castle that may have inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula.
Rothesay, Scotland
A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.
Mariscal Cáceres Province, Peru
These delicate ruins need more tourists to keep them from fading away.
Minbu, Myanmar
These muddy eruptions are less deadly than actual volcanoes but also more holy.
Meknes, Morocco
Mosaics, storks, and brothels—this ancient city has it all.
White Post, Virginia
Outsider art meets paleontology at this roadside reptile repository.