Cairo, Illinois
Abandoned Town of Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
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Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Once in disrepair, the house where the 1983 film was shot has been restored and turned into a museum.
Erin, Tennessee
Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.
Orchha, India
These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.
Ahmedabad, India
This 16th-century mosque is the hallmark of the African architectural legacy in India.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.
Tipaza, Algeria
The original resting place of Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony's only daughter.
Gravesend, England
The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.