New York, New York
P.S. 186
From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.
Places Runic Wants to Go
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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New York, New York
Freedom Tunnel
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin Story Bunker
This World War II bunker now survives as a documentation of the Nazi regime and war crimes.
Brooklyn, New York
Gowanus Batcave
Abandoned power station once home to a squatter community, now being developed into an arts center.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal
Hidden in plain sight on the Hudson River is an abandoned train station where nature has taken over.
Palm Coast, Florida
The Rocks - Washington Oaks State Park
A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.
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Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta Prison Farm
The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.
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Kissimmee, Florida
Splendid China
Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.
Tonopah, Nevada
Clown Motel
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Kernersville, North Carolina
Körner’s Folly
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Jerusalem Township, Ohio
Turtle Island
Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.
Sanford, North Carolina
Endor Iron Furnace
Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.
Paju, South Korea
Third Tunnel of Aggression
Secret North Korean passage discovered below the world's most dangerous border.
Vaglia, Italy
The Colossus of Villa Demidoff
Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.
Milan, Italy
Santa Maria presso San Satiro
Small on the outside, big on the inside, this church is an astonishing act of visual deception.
Milan, Italy
Milan's Hidden Bomb Shelters
Vast network of air raid tunnels beneath Lombardy's capital.
Milan, Italy
San Bernardino alle Ossa
An ossuary built in 1210 to collect bones from the Ospedale Maggiore of Milan.
Consonno, Italy
Consonno
This half-finished "city of toys" was almost Italy's own Las Vegas.
Balestrino, Italy
Balestrino Ghost Village
Abandoned medieval hill town.
Castelnovo ne' Monti, Italy
Pietra Di Bismantova
An Italian geologic wonder that served as the inspiration for the landscape of Dante's hell.
Pavia, Italy
The Museums of the University of Pavia
A collection of collections, including an anatomy museum, the “Cabinet of Physics of Alessandro Volta, a museum of natural history, mineral collection, and much much more...
Rome, Italy
Ospedale delle Bambole (Doll Hospital)
A hospital where antique dolls are given new life.
Venice, Italy
San Servolo Insane Asylum Museum
Venice's "Island of the Mad."
Venice, Italy
Lazzaretto Nuovo
The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."
