New Haven, Connecticut
Pirelli Building
After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.
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New Haven, Connecticut
After decades of neglect, a brutalist icon is getting new life as an eco-friendly hotel.
Valentine Plains, Australia
For nearly 50 years this airplane that crashed during World War II remained missing in the remote Australian backcountry.
Rajsamand, India
The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This icon of the Atomic Age now lays dormant.
Nienhagen, Germany
Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.
Edina, Minnesota
Opened in 1956, the first modern indoor shopping mall in the world was inspired by the shopping arcades found in European cities.
Bloomingdale, Indiana
The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.
Derbent, Russia
An enormous Soviet aircraft, the only one of its kind, stands at the deserted shore of the Caspian Sea.
Garden Island, Australia
The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A mysterious, weather-beaten bus lies on the coast of Harris, enticing the curious to investigate.
Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Union, Illinois
At the largest railway museum in the United States, you can see everything from an early steam engine to a functioning Thomas the Tank Engine.
Government Camp, Oregon
You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.
Bastrop, Texas
The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Oravský Podzámok, Slovakia
The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."
Waimea, Hawaii
This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Artesina, Italy
Giant, pink stuffed rabbit on an Italian mountain.
Swan Valley, Idaho
A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
Creede, Colorado
This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.