Narvik, Norway
Z2 Georg Thiele Shipwreck
The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.
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Narvik, Norway
The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.
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This rusted shipwreck directly in front of a century-old abandoned lighthouse looks almost surreal.
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In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
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The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.
Russia
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Isle of Man
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Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.
Kaliningrad, Russia
This monument commemorates the soldiers who fought for 16 hours straight to penetrate this concrete fort.
Kaliningrad, Russia
A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.
Stockholm, Sweden
Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.
Washington, D.C.
A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.
Gland, Switzerland
This secret Swiss fortress is disguised as a harmless pink house, complete with fake windows.
Queens, New York
The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.
Queens, New York
A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.
Key West, Florida
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Garden Island, Australia
The sullen remains of vessels abandoned in the Port Adelaide River.
Potosi, Bolivia
Mountain of unimaginable riches that bankrolled the Spanish Empire, complete with its own underworld god.
Huara, Chile
One of the largest ancient geoglyphs in the world is a tall desert god used for predicting the weather.
Colchani, Bolivia
This hotel is located on the edge of the world's largest salt flat and is made out of the only material around.