Pirou, France
Pirou-Plage Ghost Village
An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.
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Pirou, France
An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.
Kyrgyzstan
According to one story, this burial mound is made up of stones that represent the casualties of a major battle.
New York, New York
An unassuming secret door once led to a legendary watering hole.
Pantelleria, Italy
This ancient walled garden turns fog into food.
Glasgow, Scotland
These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.
Kalarrites, Greece
This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.
Province of Rieti, Italy
This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.
Washington, D.C.
The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
Jordan Valley, Oregon
A ghost town in a remote corner of Oregon hosts a touching tribute to Sacagawea’s son.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
Sagunt, Spain
This ancient amphitheater was restored in the early 1990s.
Sochi, Russia
One of the notorious Soviet leader Joseph Stalin's many summer retreats.
Glasgow, Scotland
Remnants of the Roman empire's northern frontier nestled in suburban Glasgow.
County Durham, England
A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Liverpool, England
What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?
Cutcloy, Scotland
The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.
Nathrop, Colorado
This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.
Calafell, Spain
Experience this Iron Age village the way that its original residents would have.
Yokosuka, Japan
The last remaining pre-dreadnought battleship in the world has been a museum for nearly a century.
Paris, France
An overlooked marble is the only surviving in-place 18th century example of the measurement that changed how we define distance.
Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador
This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.