Aurland, Norway
Laerdal Tunnel
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
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Aurland, Norway
Longest road tunnel in the world features an air treatment plant and the illusion of daylight.
Washington, D.C.
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Province of Salerno, Italy
Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.
Brallo di Pregola, Italy
An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.
Greece
Τhis feline monument commemorates fallen soldiers on a field that saw many, many battles.
Great Leighs, England
Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.
Cori, Italy
Only three columns survive from this ancient temple in the town of Cori.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Pidhirtsi, Ukraine
One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.
Hyder, Alaska
The easternmost town in Alaska can only be accessed from Canada.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Barcelona, Spain
Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.
Lytham, England
This former lifeboat house now used by a funeral service was the site of a 19th-century boating tragedy.
San Francisco, California
The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.
Ecchinswell, England
This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Wiltshire, England
This ancient fort overlooks the site of a disastrous retreat from the English Civil War.
Poznań, Poland
An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.
Thale, Germany
This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.