Portland, Oregon
The Witch’s Castle
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
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Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Petra District, Jordan
An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Berlin, Germany
An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
Sorrento, Italy
An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Jumièges, France
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
Paphos, Cyprus
An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
Paris, France
The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.
Madrid, Spain
A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.
Madrid, Spain
This small museum tucked within a subway station holds pieces from Madrid's past.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
A complimentary beverage is offered to the bodega's resident rodents every day.
Gibraltar
There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.
Antequera, Spain
Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.
Malaga, Spain
This abandoned mansion has a window for every day of the year, and is a temple for ghost hunters.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.