Calipatria, California
Slab City
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
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Calipatria, California
This abandoned Navy base was transformed into an off-grid alternative living community for thousands of people.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Tbilisi, Georgia
Luxury hotel turned into a refugee camp, then turned back into a luxury hotel.
Melnik, Bulgaria
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Syria
What is left of the pillar of Saint Simeon, the voluntary martyr who climbed the column to give his sermons, remaining perched there for thirty-seven years.
Belgrade, Serbia
Nikola Tesla's ashes are held in a golden sphere, surrounded by his works.
Podoštra, Croatia
Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.
Ottensheim, Austria
A unique opportunity to stay the night in retrofitted sections of sewer pipe.
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
Taichung City, Taiwan
Paiwanese restaurant run by native indigenous Taiwanese singer songwriter, and home to a DIY arts-and-crafts folk garden.
Brooklyn, New York
Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.
Ketchikan, Alaska
One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.
New York, New York
Red frames showcase remnants of one of New York's original subway stations.
London, England
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
Pasadena, California
Political debates in a fabulous Pasadena castle.
Pasadena, California
Pasadena glamour turned government issue.
Beijing, China
A studio devoted to keeping hundreds of unique Chinese arts alive.
Chicago, Illinois
What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.
McLean, Virginia
A secretive collection featuring objects that were designed specifically for U.S. intelligence operations.
Tallinn, Estonia
An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.
Beijing, China
The most famous location in China was home to whole dynasties worth of imperial rulers.
Kandy, Sri Lanka
A Bohemian "anti-hotel" offers off-kilter stays in Sri Lanka.