Itaguaí, Brazil
Cidade Albanoel
An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Itaguaí, Brazil
An abandoned Santa park is as far as this proposed theme park kingdom got toward completion.
Consonno, Italy
This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.
Near Lake Arrowhead, California
Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.
Hương Thủy, Vietnam
Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.
Amherstburg, Ontario
An abandoned Victorian-era amusement park is rusting away amidst luxury houses.
Cave City, Kentucky
An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.
Lemery, Philippines
The abandoned medieval theme park was meant to be the "Disneyland of the Philippines."
Denpasar, Indonesia
A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.
Agoura Hills, California
A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.
Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
Nieuwkuijk, Netherlands
This medieval castle was painted pink as part of a now-abandoned children's theme park.
New Castle, Pennsylvania
This public space is speckled with the eerie remnants of a defunct amusement park.
Kuta, Indonesia
The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.
New York, New York
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Hadiyah, Saudi Arabia
Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.
Sheffield, England
Once a training ground for Olympic athletes, this artificial ski slope has fallen into ruin after a fire in 2012.
Rivington, England
This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.
Townville, South Carolina
A 1960s damming project turned one family’s hilltop cemetery into an island.
Bronx, New York
This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.
Cusco, Peru
Reclaimed material from a convent destroyed by cannonfire was used to build parts of this 19th-century cemetery.
Matavun, Slovenia
This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.
Afton, Virginia
A railroad tunnel that, upon its completion, was considered one of the engineering marvels of the modern world.