Canale Monterano, Italy
The Ghost City of Monterano
The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.
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Canale Monterano, Italy
The remains of a town so thoroughly destroyed by French forces that the citizens simply left.
Province of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Riola, Italy
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
Balestrino, Italy
Abandoned medieval hill town.
Doganella di Ninfa, Italy
Ruins of a 10th century church tucked away deep in a botanical garden.
Anacapri, Italy
The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.
Baia, Italy
A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.
Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania
Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.
Improvement District No. 9, Alberta
The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.
North Macedonia
An abandoned resort in North Macedonia is a relic from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.
Topeka, Kansas
A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.
Bran, Romania
The possible imprisonment of Vlad the Impaler here earned the medieval castle its nickname, "Dracula's Castle."
Douglas, Wyoming
This Wyoming town is fascinated by a particular mythical creature.
Winslow, Arizona
A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.
Murdo, South Dakota
The deserted railroad town had a last gasp as a ghost town attraction before being abandoned for good.
Southwold, England
A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.
Malinska, Croatia
This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.
Traverse City, Michigan
Though its branches are painted bright colors by generations of locals, the tree is said to be a haunted portal to hell.
Berkeley, California
Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.
Sheffield, Massachusetts
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
An unusual assortment of art, furniture, and other curiosities.
Bankhead, Alberta
The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.
Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, France
France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.