Nara, Japan
Nara Dreamland
The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.
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Nara, Japan
The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.
Toyoura, Japan
Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.
Ashibetsu, Japan
A semi-abandoned replica of Prince Edward Island's Avonlea—in Japan.
Noboribetsu, Japan
After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.
Hachimantai, Japan
Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.
Agano, Japan
A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.
Nikko, Japan
This western-themed amusement park is host to a large number of decaying animatronic cowboys.
Nome, Alaska
This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.
Iceland
This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.
Ikateq, Greenland
A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.
Greenland
A Cold War atomic camp buried under the ice is now emerging because of global warming.
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.
Trinidad and Tobago
This giant Cold War satellite dish has become a symbol of Trinidad's need for sovereignty.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.
Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville's highways rendered this century-old grammar school unusable.
Pensacola, Florida
A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
Chattahoochee, Florida
This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.
New Orleans, Louisiana
It's clear this abandoned Art Deco gem was no ordinary cleaners.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.
Phillipsville, California
A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.
Macdoel, California
This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.
Wallace, Idaho
A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.