United States Minor Outlying Islands
Jarvis Ghost Island
An abandoned guano-mining city in the South Pacific.
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United States Minor Outlying Islands
An abandoned guano-mining city in the South Pacific.
Monrovia, Liberia
Empty since 1989, now falling into ruin.
Timor-Leste
No one is quite sure of the origins of these idyllic natural hot springs at an abandoned mountain resort.
South Lyon, Michigan
This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.
Rome, Italy
Ancient ruins hidden underneath a modern luxury hotel.
Lichfield, England
The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Keld, England
A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.
Hawes, England
A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.
gołdapski, Poland
The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The capital of Cambodia is named after the hill on which this ancient temple complex stands.
Tallahassee, Florida
One of only two pod-shaped homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Falkland Islands
An abandoned suspension bridge on the Falkland Islands is crumbling into the water.
Roosevelt, Arizona
This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.
Kaiteriteri, New Zealand
This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.
Spetses, Greece
Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.
Odiham, England
It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.
Capel Saint Andrew, England
The scene of the United Kingdom's most famous UFO incident, dubbed the "British Roswell."
Detroit, Michigan
This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.
Honduras
This incredibly diverse research station is one of the largest tropical botanical gardens in the world.
Storrington, England
An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
This small museum is an eccentric shrine to boyhood in the 1960s.
Nottingham, England
The English Civil War began right here in 1642.
Glenelg, Scotland
The sign announces the Scottish village's cosmic connections, as it's twinned with Glenelg, Mars.