Cosby, Tennessee
Mount Cammerer Lookout Tower
Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.
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Cosby, Tennessee
Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.
Bartlett, New Hampshire
An old locomotive hides deep in the forest.
Barnsley, England
The ruins of a significant 16th-century building once appeared in a 1969 film.
Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf, Germany
One of the largest vehicles ever built is now open to the public.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
An unexpected public exhibit showcases the diversity of Dutch street posts.
Shime, Japan
Japan’s only surviving winding tower.
Hong Kong
One of the last soy sauce-makers in Hong Kong has been in the artisanal condiment business since 1917.
Geneva, Switzerland
Where two rivers meet—but don’t mix.
Hong Kong
Only seven masters are keeping the tradition of Hong Kong’s vanishing neon signs alive.
Peru
Standing 26 feet high and 13 feet in diameter, is this the world’s smallest volcano?
El Trapiche, Panama
An infamous former prison is now a biodiverse national park.
Brooklyn, New York
A labor of love by laborers in the sign-making business.
Aouli, Morocco
Large-scale operations in these mines ceased in the 1960s, leaving behind crumbling processing facilities and deserted living quarters.
Kamakura, Japan
Iconic Japanese movies were made at this forgotten film-studio-site-turned-mall.
Kaliningrad, Russia
Dominating the skyline of Kaliningrad, the iconic House of Soviets has always been abandoned.
West Sussex, England
This 18th-century "castle" is not what it seems.
Morioka, Japan
A 360-year-old cherry tree grows out of a granite boulder.
Šumperk District, Czechia
This power plant is at the edge of a Czech mountain.
Belgrade, Serbia
This striking, historic hotel has major Wes Anderson movie energy.
Naples, Italy
This whimsical fountain depicts a winged siren shooting water out of her nipples into the fires of Mount Vesuvius.
Skagway, Alaska
This "Alaska-style" billboard is over 100 years old.
Manila, Philippines
Once an art-deco theater, now a supermarket.
Osaka, Japan
A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.
Weybridge, England
The world's first purpose-built motor racetrack was destroyed by the outbreak of two world wars.