Paris, France
Petite Ceinture
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Solitaire, Namibia
In Namibia there is an installation that explores the intertwined linguistics and existential beliefs of an imaginary community.
Luderitz, Namibia
This deceptively beautiful island was once home to a German concentration camp and known as "Death Island."
Turkmenistan
A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Kayaköy, Turkey
A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.
Chaunrikharka, Nepal
Jumping-off point for a climb up Mt. Everest is the most dangerous airport in the world.
Baikonur, Kazakhstan
World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.
Aralsk, Kazakhstan
Rusting ships sit in a desert where a sea used to be.
Shibam, Yemen
A city built from mud and known as the "Manhattan of the desert."
Noboribetsu, Japan
After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.
Nara, Japan
The abandoned Japanese amusement park once loomed as a dystopian Disneyland.
Takamatsu, Japan
Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.
Sado, Japan
A wooden prison doesn't sound like a good idea, yet this abandoned 1950s detention center still stands today.
Osaka, Japan
This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.
Hachioji, Japan
This incredible mountainside temple is home to intriguing statues of demon-like creatures.
Ōsaki, Japan
A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.
Kobe, Japan
An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.
Midori-ku, Japan
This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.
Yūbari-shi, Japan
This historic hydroelectric power plant in Japan has been preserved and is open to the public.
Mito, Japan
The ruin of a Japanese love hotel almost completely overgrown with brambles.
Hiraizumi, Japan
Founded over a thousand years ago, this shrine is said to be built on the site of a warlord's harem prison.
Tokyo, Japan
A giant robo-cockroach building devours Tokyo.
Mito, Japan
The ruins of Japan’s premier water brothel.
Tokyo, Japan
A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.