Places meltingknight Wants to Go

A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.

Salt is slowly eating away this abandoned saltworks town in the desert.

These abandoned ruins in the middle of Jaffna have withstood centuries of tumultuous power struggles.

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”

Not the result of an accident, hurricane, or aliens, this is an eye-popping tribute to the Melbourne tram.

Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.

Monumental sculptures guard many of the graves, transforming this necropolis into an open-air fine art museum.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

Brought to you by the makers of fiberglass dinosaurs.

Gliwice Radio Tower, likely the tallest wooden structure in the world.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

Lonely minaret stump of a destroyed city.

While the U.S. and Soviet Union were engaged in a space race, Poland built a UFO on the ground.

Moscow's imposing monument to the Space Age.

This retro, UFO-like structure is a remnant of the Soviet-era circus.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.