Columbus, Ohio
Gates of Hell
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
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Columbus, Ohio
The entrance to this sinisterly named tunnel hides behind a Tim Hortons.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Nottingham, England
There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.
Vidin, Bulgaria
The second-largest Jewish temple in Bulgaria was deserted after World War II, seized by the communist government and then abandoned again.
Nyaung-U, Myanmar
Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.
Guapán, Ecuador
Ecuador's largest Incan ruins show evidence of sophisticated irrigation and diplomacy among the ancient builders.
Astoria, Oregon
The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.
Astoria, Oregon
A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.
Sparta, Greece
The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
Aviemore, Scotland
Britain's only herd of free-ranging reindeer.
Saryazd, Iran
This ancient fortress in Iran was once the oldest and largest treasury in the world.
Naples, Italy
The burial place of an obscure North African saint was turned into a macabre body preservation factory for the 17th-century Neapolitan elite.
Pensacola, Florida
The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
Rijeka, Croatia
Now abandoned, the world's first torpedo factory is crumbling into the sea.
Port Townsend, Washington
An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
On this Puerto Rican island, many abandoned naval ammunition bunkers sit open while a few have been padlocked by locals as personal storage.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Almaly, Kazakhstan
An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.
Wittenoom, Australia
A town whose main resource was blue asbestos... what could possibly go wrong?
Woodsreef, Australia
Asbestos pit mine abandoned in 1983 is still dangerous thirty years later.
Cape Town, South Africa
Haven for Cape Fur Seals, until the Ring of Death of jumping Great White Sharks arrives.