Alamogordo, New Mexico
Alamogordo Landfill
Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.
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Alamogordo, New Mexico
Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.
Lydbury North, England
This Iron Age hill fort remained hidden until a series of storms revealed its history.
Rome, Italy
In the early Roman Empire, people deemed traitors and criminals were tossed to their deaths from this rock.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.
Quartzsite, Arizona
A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
A replica memorializes the site where women were punished after the last witchcraft trial in Ireland.
Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy
This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.
Oxnard, California
Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.
Hermitage, Scotland
This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.
Russia
One of the most popular attractions in the small resort town of Kabardinka.
Tiervarna, Ireland
A monument to a 19th-century Irish woman whose murder inspired several literary works.
Vienna, Austria
A glimpse into the festive and private lives of medieval Europe.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
Vetralla, Italy
One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.
Machynlleth, Wales
Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.
Homewood, Illinois
The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.
Brussels, Belgium
Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.
Bend, Oregon
The world's last remaining store of its kind.
Agra, India
Also known as the "Red Taj Mahal."
Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
This apartment is a true time capsule of local life in Bulgaria during the Soviet regime.