New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Cat Sanctuary
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
Trinity Place Bank Vault Bar
This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.
New York, New York
New York's Hidden Tropical Forest
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
New York, New York
Track 61
This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.
New York, New York
Mysterious Bookshop
The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.
New York, New York
Please Don't Tell
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
New York, New York
Lexington Candy Shop
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
New York, New York
The Elevated Acre
Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.
New York, New York
Mmuseumm
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
Explorers Club Headquarters
A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.
New York, New York
5 Beekman Street
This beautiful building in the heart of Manhattan's Financial District was empty for decades.
New York, New York
Old City Hall Station
The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?
New York, New York
Dream House
La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.
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Binz, Germany
Prora
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
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Rangsdorf, Germany
Abandoned Airfield Rangsdorf
The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.
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Berlin, Germany
Ballhaus Riviera
The music is over at the Ballhaus Riviera Ballroom, but the ballroom remains in haunting disrepair.
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Wustermark, Germany
Hitler's Olympic Village
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
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Berlin, Germany
Hubertusbad
An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.
Attendorn, Germany
Burgruine Waldenburg
A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.
Cologne, Germany
Shrine of the Three Kings
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Hanover, Germany
'The Grotto' by Niki de Saint Phalle
Blending modern art with Baroque architecture, this wondrous mosaic grotto serves as the late artist's final creation.
Vetschau, Germany
Fuhrlander Wind Turbine Laasow
Tallest - but not most powerful - wind turbine in the world.
Hardheim, Germany
Walter Hohmann Monument
A scale rocket of an Ariane 5 rocket serves as a monument to a pioneer of space science.
Oranienburg, Germany
Heilstätte Grabowsee
This abandoned hospital has a long history, having housed both German and Soviet soldiers in the course of its life.
