Herentals, Belgium
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This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.
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Herentals, Belgium
This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.
North Vancouver, British Columbia
This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.
Miami Beach, Florida
12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.
Kissimmee, Florida
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
Ona, Florida
Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.
Orlando, Florida
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.
Turnov, Czechia
Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Balestrino, Italy
Abandoned medieval hill town.
Asturias, Spain
An abandoned Indian-inspired mansion.
San Martín de la Virgen del Moncayo, Spain
The deserted remains of a luxury hotel turned hospital ward.
Mandu, India
A centuries-old fortress city lies in ruin.
Gdańsk, Poland
The site of the first battle of World War II.
Florence, Italy
This museum is rotten with a century of wax medical deformities.
Worcester, England
Quaint, disturbing, and macabre objects are all on display at this intriguing collection of medical instruments from bygone eras.
Hereford, England
Rare collection of medieval books under lock and key.
Bomarzo, Italy
A 16th-century horror show built in a lovely Italian garden.
Littledean, England
A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.
Abergele, Wales
One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.
Blaenavon, Wales
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
Ruthin, Wales
This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.
Madrid, Spain
Stuck in the middle of a modern Madrid city block are the remains of a 19th century sports complex.
Sigüés, Spain
A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.