Akrotiri, Cyprus
Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
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Akrotiri, Cyprus
For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Chevilly, France
The experimental test tracks of a retro-futuristic monorail still stand in the French countryside.
Hadžići, Bosnia and Herzegovina
This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.
Brazil
An abandoned stretch of elevated road in the middle of the Brazilian jungle.
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
This abandoned Poconos resort is haunted by a history of kitschy romance and a violent fugitive.
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.
Mahopac, New York
This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.
Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
Kerry, Ireland
An abandoned faux-pub made famous by a Guinness commercial.
North Coogee, Australia
The ruins of a once prosperous power station have become a mouldering seaside gem.
Chattahoochee, Florida
This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Once a popular hangout spot this huge mall was left to ruin after economic crash.
Two Rocks, Australia
An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.
Villa Park, Illinois
This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.
Tingsryd SV, Sweden
A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.
Jerome, Arizona
On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.
Washington, D.C.
Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.
Portugal
An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.
Invergordon, Scotland
This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.
Dilijan, Armenia
The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
This abandoned, windowless concrete block is one of the strangest buildings in Tulsa.
Chicago, Illinois
These abandoned grain silos and tunnels are an urban exploration dream.
Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain
The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.