Rock, West Virginia
Lake Shawnee Amusement Park
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
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Rock, West Virginia
This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Nagasaki, Japan
A sobering scientific reminder of the human damage caused by the advent of the nuclear age.
Agano, Japan
A failed Russian themed village and amusement park in Niigata prefecture.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Fujinomiya-shi, Japan
A beautiful, dense forest in the shadow of Mount Fuji, with a tragic reputation.
Tokyo, Japan
The demolished ruins of a poorly located Japanese Love Hotel.
Kamakura, Japan
A bronze statue dating back as far as 1252, still has remnants of gold on its right cheek from ancient gilding.
Koya, Japan
Largest graveyard in all of Japan surrounds a famous mausoleum.
Ōsaki, Japan
A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Postenje, Serbia
The oldest church in Serbia was also the ecclesiastical seat of the region during the Middle Ages.
Athens, Greece
Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.
London, England
Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.
Odintsovsky District, Russia
You'll find rocket launchers, not rollercoasters, at Russia's “military Disneyland.”
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
Baturiti, Indonesia
An abandoned hotel in the highlands of Bali is shrouded in stories of ghosts, curses, and corruption.
Onsted, Michigan
The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Asmara, Eritrea
Wander among hulking piles of rusted machinery left over from the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.
Valletta, Malta
The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.
London, England
The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.
Metten, Germany
This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.