Mainz, Germany
Isis Heiligtum (Isis and Magna Mater Temple)
An ancient Roman temple hidden in the basement of Römerpassage, a modern shopping mall.
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Mainz, Germany
An ancient Roman temple hidden in the basement of Römerpassage, a modern shopping mall.
Peshtera, Bulgaria
A small, but very well curated, museum of cars, propaganda, and toys of socialist Bulgaria.
Budapest, Hungary
One of the few of its type in the world, this museum showcases hotels and business.
Port Royal, Jamaica
Nature took her revenge on the "Wickedest City in the World."
Indianapolis, Indiana
A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.
Forks, Washington
Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Athens, Greece
Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.
Oka, Guam
The forgotten site of Guam’s first civilian hospital, where crumbling concrete foundations overlook the sea.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Prague, Czechia
Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.
Greifswald, Germany
These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.
Peenemünde, Germany
The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.
Peenemünde, Germany
This 1960's Soviet submarine in Peenemünde Harbor claims to be the largest submarine museum in the world.
Binz, Germany
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
Melnik, Bulgaria
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Thessaloniki, Greece
This field of half-buried stone crosses was the burial place of a sect of heretical gnostics.
North Macedonia
An abandoned resort in North Macedonia is a relic from the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.
Nono, Argentina
One man's quest to collect artifacts from every aspect of human life has resulted in this eclectic Argentinian museum.
La Falda, Argentina
This magnificent abandoned hotel has long been haunted by its Nazi past.
Lamont, Florida
View rare birds and interact with lemurs at this nonprofit run entirely by volunteers.
Perry, Florida
The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.