Manchester, England
The Undamaged Red Post Box
The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.
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Manchester, England
The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Manchester, England
A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.
Salford, England
This dreamy street will transport you to wintertime in Victorian England.
Robertsbridge, England
Nestled in the Sussex countryside are a handful of obscure, seemingly purposeless buildings constructed on the whim of a flamboyant slave owner and local politician
Oosterend, Netherlands
A storm shelter built for survivors of shipwrecks.
New York, New York
Site of the first pathological and bacteriological research facility in the United States.
New York, New York
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.
Poggioreale, Italy
This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.
Messina, Italy
An abandoned building that once tightened a power line that stretched across Messina Strait.
Sciacca, Italy
A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.
Kodër Spaç, Albania
This abandoned prison was so notorious that its name has become a metaphor throughout Albania.
Tirana, Albania
Once the fallout shelter of a dictator, this sprawling bunker is now a combined history museum and contemporary art gallery.
Tirana, Albania
Bronzes and busts that once stood in the city's main squares are now relegated to a small hidden courtyard.
Palasë, Albania
Climb into Albania's communist history while enjoying a spectacular ocean view.
Tirana, Albania
In the heart of Tirana, this underground nuclear bunker has been transformed into a museum.
Tirana, Albania
A museum dedicated to secret surveillance.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Strichen, Scotland
This ancient monument has been dissembled and put back together at least twice.
Clonmacnoise, Ireland
The ruins of a sixth-century monastery sit on the banks of the River Shannon.
Lisnagrave, Ireland
The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.
Killeany, Ireland
A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.
Leiden, Netherlands
Some of the specimens on display at the Leiden University Medical Center have been helping educate physicians since the 17th century.