Mexico City, Mexico
La Posada del Sol
Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.
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Mexico City, Mexico
Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.
Mexico City, Mexico
A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.
Xochicalco, Mexico
The ruins of an ancient city built by Mayan traders is centered around a temple of a sacred feathered serpent deity.
San Pablo Villa de Mitla, Mexico
A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.
Zihuatanejo, Mexico
A notoriously corrupt Chief of Police's deteriorating Greek-themed playhouse.
Angahuan, Mexico
This church, buried halfway in lava rock, is all that remains of a Mexican village destroyed by a volcano.
Tula, Mexico
These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.
Rincon de Parangueo, Mexico
A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.
San Felipe, Mexico
During its heyday, the massive estate boasted its own railroad station and post office.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.
Gourma Rharous, Mali
Muammar Gaddafi's well-intentioned investment in his favorite city turned out to be a nightmare.
Kuala Klawang, Malaysia
The remains of this RAF plane and its crew were lost for decades, nearly engulfed by the Malaysian jungle.
Seoul, South Korea
Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.
Hiroshima, Japan
A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
Mito, Japan
This ruined Japanese stripclub sits half burnt to the ground.
Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Italy
The forbidden island of the Tuscan Archipelago may still contain buried treasure.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Galway, Ireland
An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Roudbar Alamout, Iran
This ruined fortress was the stronghold for a persecuted medieval leader and his infamous Assassins.
Iceland
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
Iceland
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
Budapest, Hungary
Budapest's Communist-era statues, banished to the suburbs.