Iceland
Skeiðará Bridge Monument
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
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Iceland
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
Iceland
This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.
Sundi, São Tomé and Príncipe
This abandoned plantation was once witness to an eclipse that proved Einstein's theory of relativity.
Osogbo, Nigeria
The last remaining site of Yoruba worship of the fertility goddess.
Monrovia, Liberia
Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.
Kupr, Sierra Leone
Home of the ruins of a British slave castle.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.
Boa Vista, Cabo Verde
This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Accessible only at low tide, the deserted island is dotted with World War II ruins.
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Marble Falls Township, Arkansas
A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.
Charlestown, Indiana
Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
Williams, Arizona
An homage to everyone's favorite prehistoric cartoon family.
Golden Valley, Arizona
A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.
Phillipsville, California
A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.
Port Orange, Florida
Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.
Ponce Inlet, Florida
The third tallest lighthouse in America once guided author Stephen Crane to safety.