São Miguel, Portugal
Hotel Monte Palace
This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.
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São Miguel, Portugal
This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.
Los Angeles, California
Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Maricopa, California
Remnants of the United States's largest accidental oil spill still mar a California valley.
Gokdepe, Turkmenistan
This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Tokyo, Japan
A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.
Tokorozawa, Japan
An infamous house made famous by director Takashi Shimizu.
Noboribetsu, Japan
After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.
Oshu, Japan
A derelict New Zealand-themed amusement park in Japan.
Mito, Japan
The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.
Mito, Japan
The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.
Nara, Japan
The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.
Ōme, Japan
A hidden alley with seven corners and handmade cat decorations.
Osaka, Japan
Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.
Fukuoka, Japan
In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.
Kamishihoro, Japan
An isolated "phantom bridge" doomed to crumble into ruin.
Takamatsu, Japan
Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.
Komatsushima-shi, Japan
A statue of a mischievous raccoon towers over this city park.
Tokyo, Japan
The buildings are among the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures still standing in Japan.
Nikko, Japan
This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.
Midori-ku, Japan
This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.
Yūbari-shi, Japan
This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.