Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
The Wreck of the E.C. Waters
No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
No Gordon Lightfoot song, only a barebones monument to greed.
Culberson County, Texas
Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.
Jadwin, Missouri
Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.
Homestead, Florida
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
West Glacier, Montana
This angular Dwarven tunnel cuts through a mountainside in Glacier National Park.
Mount Charleston, Nevada
A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.
Supai, Arizona
This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.
Venice, Italy
This abandoned island off the Venetian coast has been a radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base.
Nome, Alaska
This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
South Andaman, India
An abandoned settlement originally established by British colonialists in the Andaman archipelago.
St. Marys, Georgia
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
Antarctica
An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This Canadian island is a veritable garden of decay with countless abandoned structures dotting the landscape.
Venice, Italy
A small island less than half a mile from Venice is a forbidden island with a dark and twisted past.
Suakin, Sudan
Remains of an abandoned coral city.
Brookings, Oregon
As a show of peace, a Japanese naval pilot gifted his 400-year-old Samurai sword to the Oregon town he bombed.
Ogden, Utah
Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.
Los Angeles, California
Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.
Los Angeles, California
This 'Murder House' grand mansion has starred in everything from Bones to Buffy.
Seoul, South Korea
Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.
Seoul, South Korea
Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.
Castroville, California
An abandoned boat that's been stranded mysteriously for decades.