Skopje, North Macedonia
Post Office and Telecommunications Center
A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.
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Skopje, North Macedonia
A Brutalist architectural gem hidden among Skopje’s neoclassical buildings.
Tanygrisiau, Wales
For the deepest sleep of your life, head 1,375 feet underground in Wales.
Swansea, Wales
A Swansea industrial estate hides a sanctuary to that most humble mode of public transport: the bus.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Iceland
These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.
Estonia
A decommissioned submarine base makes a great space for graffiti art.
Järva-Jaani, Estonia
Rusted cars, trucks, and buses form a fascinating collection of Soviet-era machinery.
Schorfheide, Germany
This former Soviet military base has over 10 original aircraft and an enormous amount of memorabilia on display.
Berlin, Germany
A museum in the building where Nazi Germany signed its surrender tells the story of World War II from the Soviet perspective.
Fleury-devant-Douaumont, France
This modern French ossuary contains the jumbled bones of 130,000 WWI soldiers.
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
La Ferté-sur-Chiers, France
This striking fort on the Maginot Line looks just as it did after being destroyed in the Fall of France.
Helfaut, France
This bunker in northern France was built by Nazi German forces with the intention of launching up to 50 V2 rockets at London each day.
Wexford, Ireland
After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.
Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland
There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Once the longest bridge in Ireland, this rusting span sits abandoned and overrun by nature.
Meath, Ireland
An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.
Galway, Ireland
A moody and picturesque riverside ruin overgrown with vegetation.
Galway, Ireland
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A cableway for car transport.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.