Shakaria, Jordan
Hejaz Railway Train of Wadi Rum
A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.
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Shakaria, Jordan
A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.
Quito, Ecuador
An abandoned Ecuadorian prison that once held ex-presidents and notorious con artists is now a carceral museum.
Lamas, Peru
A kitschy Italian medieval-style castle incongruously located amidst one of the most historic towns in the Peruvian Amazon.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
Sousa, Brazil
One of the few places in the world where visitors can walk alongside fossilized tracks from 80 different dinosaur species.
London, Ontario
Clusters of abandoned buildings hint at the facility's 144-year history with psychiatric health.
Leymebamba, Peru
Hundreds of mummies in a silent room, some with eerily pained expressions preserved on their faces.
Warsaw, Poland
A hidden art gallery in an abandoned Warsaw fort.
Orion, Alberta
Huge spherical rocks in the middle of the prairie.
Karnack, Texas
Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.
Cervia, Italy
A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.
Columbia, New Jersey
Once the world's largest reinforced concrete structure, this abandoned bridge now beckons urban explorers.
Bellaire, Ohio
There are more than 4 million bricks inside this unofficial Lego museum in a former middle school.
Logan, Ohio
It took more than 20 years and a sharp eye for one man to assemble this quirky collection.
Iwaizumi, Japan
A massive cave complex boasts some of the clearest water (and most charming bats) in the world.
Barcelona, Spain
Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.
Mosta, Malta
This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."
Tarpon Springs, Florida
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
Yaropolets, Russia
An unusual abandoned church damaged in World War II sits in a small village outside Moscow.
Kolossi, Cyprus
This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.
Sviyazhsk, Russia
A former military outpost of Ivan the Terrible, the 16th-century church contains some of the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Travel through the hidden underbelly of the city in colorful tunnels filled with art and history exhibits.
Thabo Mofutsanyane, South Africa
The subterranean sanctuary home to local shamans is a sacred site for people of all religions.
Recife, Brazil
A Tudor-style castle in Brazil holds one of the world's largest armory collections.