Prypiat, Ukraine
Abandoned City of Prypiat
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
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Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Isabela, Puerto Rico
This former sugarcane transport tunnel is now a portal to a lovely beach.
Baturiti, Indonesia
This tiny lake temple dedicated to a water goddess seems to float on the surface.
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's historic 19th-century sewers, whose foundations were laid in medieval times, are open to the public for exploring.
Panjin Shi, China
A part of the world's largest marsh seems to be growing bright red Martian grass.
Grenada
A violent name for a violent volcano.
Mexico City, Mexico
Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.
Hartfield, England
The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.
New York, New York
Rat sculptures try to infiltrate the Graybar Building in an architectural tribute to New York City's nautical history.
Deep River, Connecticut
The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.
Harpswell, Maine
An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.
Hammonton, New Jersey
In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.
Tatebayashi-shi, Japan
This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.
Mauritania
This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.
Zavalla, Texas
A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
Prypiat, Ukraine
One of the most poignant ruins of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.
San Marcello Pistoiese, Italy
A factory director designed what was the world's longest suspension footbridge in 1923 so his employees could get to work safely.
Massa Marittima, Italy
Does this strange mural depict witches battling beneath a penis tree?
Wexford, Pennsylvania
A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.