Beelitz, Germany
Beelitz Heilstätten
Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.
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Beelitz, Germany
Terrifying derelict military hospital once housed a recuperating Hitler.
Leipzig, Germany
This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.
Gräfenhainichen, Germany
Retirement home for giant obsolete machines.
Boca Chica, Florida
A nude beach alongside a washed-out road.
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.
Kissimmee, Florida
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
South Bay, Florida
One of many gator theme parks, abandoned in the sugar fields of South Florida.
Homestead, Florida
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
Orlando, Florida
Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.
Homosassa, Florida
Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.
Mount Dora, Florida
A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Mariners once used this prehistoric landfill as a navigational landmark.
Pierson, Florida
This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.
Marco Island, Florida
Wading through a small lagoon reveals a secret, wild stretch of pristine beach.
West Palm Beach, Florida
A failed, un-built suburb that has been going feral for decades.
Pensacola, Florida
This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.
Titusville, Florida
A building so large that it has its own weather.
Sarasota, Florida
The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.
Apollo Beach, Florida
Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.
St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
Crawfordville, Florida
One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.
Winter Park, Florida
Hidden in the plaza next to a pizza shop is an amazing little oddities shop.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
Big Pine Key, Florida
Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.