Indonesia
Pura Goa Lawah
This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.
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Indonesia
This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.
Kuta Selatan, Indonesia
This Balinese sea temple is thought to be guarded by the hundreds of monkeys that live around it.
Kuta, Indonesia
The wing of this deserted Boeing 737 almost touches the Dunkin' Donuts next door.
Denpasar, Indonesia
A haunting theme park is slowly being swallowed by the jungle.
Sukawati, Indonesia
The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."
Kediri, Indonesia
Isolated atop this Balinese sea crag is a lovely Hindu temple that is said to be guarded by sea snakes.
Baturiti, Indonesia
This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.
Baturiti, Indonesia
An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.
Gdańsk, Poland
A floundering Polish shipyard was once the soul of the Solidarity movement that capsized communism.
Dayton, Ohio
The world's first aircraft factory has been hiding inside an automobile plant for almost 80 years.
Benton Harbor, Michigan
The remains of a religious colony, its amusement park, zoo, and baseball empire.
Menton, France
Every year, the town of Menton, France, turns lemons and oranges into giant sculptures depicting windmills, dragons, and more.
Bordighera, Italy
The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
Dolceacqua, Italy
Claude Monet immortalized this medieval bridge in two of his paintings.
Greenwood, British Columbia
This former smelter is a crumbling ruin, with the exception of its towering smokestack.
Limbiate, Italy
A dilapidated psychiatric facility on the outskirts of Milan where electroconvulsive therapy was developed and Napoleon once lived.
Stradbally West, Ireland
The remains of a majestic house that was once stood in the crosshairs of the Irish Republican Army.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Ballina, Ireland
The remains of a concrete ship sit on a sandbank between Ballina Quay and Belleek Woods.
Hum Košnički, Croatia
This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.
Zagreb, Croatia
This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.
Egkomi, Cyprus
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
Stroumpi, Cyprus
The site of a prison camp where Cypriot resistance fighters were held in the 1950s.