Prasat Sambour, Cambodia
Sambor Prei Kuk
More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.
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Prasat Sambour, Cambodia
More than 100 Hindu temples are slowly being swallowed by the forest.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
5,000 skulls in memorial to those killed by the Khmer Rouge.
Krong Kaeb, Cambodia
An abandoned Cambodian resort that mirrored the downfall of the country as it was happening.
Herxheim bei Landau/Pfalz, Germany
Inside the Herxheim museum can be seen the horrifying remains of what were probably the victims of acts of prehistoric mass cannibalism
Andenne, Belgium
An unassuming hillside that preserved humanity's oldest genetic code
Laconia, Greece
A cave network located at the southernmost tip of mainland Greece was once believed to be an entrance to Hades.
Milos, Greece
An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Sparta, Greece
The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
Amay, Belgium
Since its accidental discovery in 1977, this sarcophagus has been described as "the greatest masterpiece of Merovingian sculpture north of the Alps."
Canfranc, Spain
Abandoned Nazi train station turned underground astroparticle laboratory.
Prague, Czechia
Czechoslovakia’s first competition pool, now a decaying ruin of a functionalist marvel.
Belchertown, Massachusetts
This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.
Maidstone, England
This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.
Jaraba, Spain
A medieval shrine set into a towering canyon wall.
Anagni, Italy
The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.
Abovyan, Armenia
Unique Armenian monastery from the 13th century, reclaimed by nature but still welcoming visitors.
Essen, Germany
The Bauhaus-style former industrial complex is considered the world's most beautiful coal mine.
Lansford, Pennsylvania
Descend into the world’s longest-running deep anthracite coal mine.
Réotier, France
This otherworldly French waterfall looks like its waters have turned to stone.
Bussi Sul Tirino, Italy
The ruins of this once gorgeous medieval church are still standing, despite the region's constant flooding.
Ronda, Spain
Sample Spanish wines under frescoes in a historic monastery of "barefoot old men."
Jaén, Spain
For centuries, the largest Arab bathhouse in Spain was hidden under a palace.
Conil de la Frontera, Spain
This centuries-old tower hosts endangered bald ibis mating pairs and looms over a pristine beach.