Places samanthahale Wants to Go

An abandoned resort in North Macedonia is a relic from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

An abandoned beach resort in Normandy reclaimed by artists.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.

The remains of a deserted 1800s farming community can be found in Little River State Park.

A well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan ruin tucked beneath a desert cliff.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

A key producer of charcoal iron in the early 1800s, the structure still stands today.

Despite repeated attempts to make it work, this former mining town is now nothing but dust and memories.