Adalar, Turkey
Prinkipo Orphanage
One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.
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Adalar, Turkey
One of the largest wooden constructions in Europe was meant to be a casino, but soon became an orphanage.
Istanbul, Turkey
An Art Nouveau gem hides beneath the layers of city grime obscuring this once-magnificent building.
Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.
Istanbul, Turkey
A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.
Mudurnu, Turkey
The only residents of this abandoned housing development full of identical castles are stray cats and dogs.
Istanbul, Turkey
The ornate miniature mansions were built for Istanbul's feathered residents.
Denizli, Turkey
Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
Tripoli, Greece
This church combines Christian, Byzantine, and ancient Greek architectural elements.
London, England
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
London, England
A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
Acharnes, Greece
The abandoned summer estate of the former Greek Royal Family.
Thessaloniki, Greece
Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.
Thessaloniki, Greece
An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.
Chios, Greece
An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.
Pirgi, Greece
This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.
Sparta, Greece
The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
Athens, Greece
This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.
Porto-Vecchio, France
A resort destroyed by a mysterious bombing offers visitors only its remains and the riddle behind it's demise.
Zakinthos, Greece
Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.
Tinajo, Spain
Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.
Playa Blanca, Spain
A completely underwater art museum sends a stark message about humans' impact on the environment.
Odesa, Ukraine
The largest catacomb system in the world.
Borshchivs'kyi district, Ukraine
A subterranean Holocaust refuge within one of the world's longest cave systems.