Lessines, Belgium
Hopital Notre-Dame à la Rose
One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.
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Lessines, Belgium
One of Belgium's oldest hospitals saw patients from the 13th to 20th centuries before becoming a museum.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Ellicott City, Maryland
The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.
Sigüés, Spain
A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
San Antonio, Texas
The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
An overgrown garden stands as a grim marker of an unrealized dream.
Hillsboro, Oregon
A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.
Dakar, Senegal
Despite a fraught and controversial history this African island holds a powerful monument to the tragedy of the slave trade.
Triora, Italy
The location of the last witch trials of Italy, known as "The Salem of Europe."
Capannori, Italy
This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
Moscow, Russia
The gorgeous entrances into the city's underbelly look more like grand halls than subway stops.
Baiona, Spain
This abandoned naval battery stood at the ready as recently as the 1980s.
Berrioplano, Spain
This huge abandoned fortress hidden inside a mountain holds a world of subterranean secrets.
Breckenridge, Colorado
A museum of natural history, Edwin Carter's original log cabin home and workshop houses taxidermy specimens.
Province de Ouarzazate, Morocco
An abandoned horror film set sits eerily along a highway through Hollywood's "door to the desert."
Caliente, Nevada
The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
Dorset, Vermont
This cavernous abandoned marble mine is popular with ice skaters in the winter.
Shildon, England
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
Trongsa, Bhutan
The largest and, arguably, most scenic fortress in Bhutan.
Jacksonville, Florida
After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.
Montville, Connecticut
The world's largest indoor go-kart racetrack is hiding in Connecticut.