Rome, Italy
Cloaca Maxima
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
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Rome, Italy
The "Great Sewer" of ancient Rome is one of the oldest sewer systems in the world, and is still in use.
Kashi Diqu, China
Be careful not to get trampled at this lively two thousand-year-old market.
Peru
Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Mounana, Gabon
The world's first and only natural nuclear reactor.
Keystone, South Dakota
Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.
Oslo, Norway
One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.
Qesm Siwah, Egypt
Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.
White Lake, New York
These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.
La Grande, Oregon
A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
Bordighera, Italy
The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
Varese, Italy
A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.
La Falda, Argentina
This magnificent abandoned hotel has long been haunted by its Nazi past.
Baguio, Philippines
This eerie abandoned building with a dark history is said to be one of the most haunted places in the Philippines.
Ponce, Puerto Rico
The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.
North Macedonia
An abandoned resort in North Macedonia is a relic from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.
Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Sa Khu, Thailand
A forsaken beachfront condo abandoned after the Boxing Day Tsunami.
Kupari, Croatia
The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.
Ternate, Philippines
The once-grand remains of this resort are slowly turning into the strange ruins of the future.
São Miguel, Portugal
This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.