Places frances van woglom Wants to Go

The atmospheric ruins of a historic church can be found on a hill above the city of Oviedo.

An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.

An abandoned mountain village in Habib surrounded by walnut, apricot, and pomegranate trees.

A charming Amazigh village carved into a mountaintop.

One of the largest ossuaries in Spain is packed from floor to ceiling with bones.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

The Roman city was the birthplace of various emperors and is home to one of the empire's most impressive architectural feats.

This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.

The hidden ruins of an old hydroelectric plant reclaimed by nature.

An abandoned 6th-century monastery features a medieval map of the known world.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

The ruins of the second-largest circus school in the world.

This gem of Moorish architecture is slowly disintegrating along the coast of this charming town.

A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

This ancient fort has been a great insight into the Roman presence in the region.

Abandoned tunnels dug for the once-thriving sea salt industry on the coast of southern Spain.

This abandoned, turn-of-the-century astronomy hub is now the subject of more photographs than it ever took.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

This abandoned gold mine found a second life as a post-apocalyptic film set.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.