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An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

A suspended garden, now gone, once hung in the middle of this abandoned church.

Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

This outdoor gallery of graffiti-covered walls pays homage to the past, present, and possible future of street art.

This real life asylum of horrors is now an abandoned ruin that hides the unbreakable code to one patient's insanity.

Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.

The famous sculptor left his mark on this Italian wall in an internationally protected example of street art.

A giant pair of thick black glasses mark the tragic demise of a trio of rock and roll legends.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Historic funicular railway, believed to be the shortest railroad in the world.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A rococo retro-futurist future-rustic vernacular between yesterday’s tomorrow and the future that never was.

Furniture tries to escape an abandoned building in San Francisco.

A trailblazing sovereign nation tucked in the American state of Wisconsin.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.