Egkomi, Cyprus
Nicosia International Airport
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
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Egkomi, Cyprus
This former Cyprus flight hub is now a crumbling, abandoned ghost complex.
Lala Khal, Bangladesh
A beautiful stretch of Bangladeshi river known for its high quality sand is possibly more remarkable for its color changing water.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Manchester, England
These lovely Turkish-styled baths were brought back to life after winning a reality show competition.
Ylöjärvi, Finland
This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Traditional Appalachian dances such as the Georgia Rang Tang and the Shoo-Fly Swing are kept alive at this weekly event.
Risoul, France
Since ancient times these picturesque springs have been providing bathers with healing waters.
San Francisco, California
This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.
Worden, Montana
The last physical evidence of the Lewis and Clark trail is one of their autographs etched into this giant rock.
Phillipsville, California
A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.
Detroit, Michigan
This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.
Schattenhalb, Switzerland
The alpine falls where Sherlock Holmes apparently met his demise can actually be visited.
Nice, France
This massive blockhead sculpture hides an entire library.
Southport, North Carolina
This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Washington, D.C.
A Civil War fort in the middle of Washington, D.C. has been swallowed by a forest.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.
Montségur, France
This French castle is said to have once held the Holy Grail but is now a gorgeous mountaintop ruin.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.
São Miguel, Portugal
This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.
Acre, Israel
The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Maras, Peru
This Peruvian canyon is filled with geometric salt pools that have been being harvested since the Incan empire.