Haarlem, Netherlands
Grote Kerk
This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.
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Haarlem, Netherlands
This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.
Haarlem, Netherlands
The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.
Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.
Cáceres, Spain
A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.
Mexico City, Mexico
This Aztec structure remained hidden until the demolition of a supermarket exposed the lost temple.
New York, New York
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
New York, New York
Hidden in plain sight on a pair of Manhattan subway tunnels are a pair of public instruments that sing to each other.
Brooklyn, New York
Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.
Ringkøbing, Denmark
Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.
Milanovac, Serbia
Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.
Centerport, New York
A millionaire's abandoned swimming pool from the gilded age of one of America's most distinguished families.
Rapa Nui, Chile
The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Ponsanooth, England
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
Redruth, England
A 14th century castle built on the seat of a mighty giant.
Kayaköy, Turkey
A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.
Kuşadası, Turkey
This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.
Chios, Greece
An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.
Çanakkale, Turkey
This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.