Ione, California
Preston Castle
One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
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Ione, California
One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.
Los Angeles, California
A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.
Los Angeles, California
The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.
Los Angeles, California
This opulent hotel has been visited by Spider-Man, Charlie's Angels, and the Ghostbusters.
Pasadena, California
Originally the home of chewing gum mogul William Wrigely Jr, it is now the official offices of the Tournament of Roses.
Nottingham, England
Hidden in a grotto 26 feet below Nottingham's oldest hotel, this stylish subterranean drinking den is notoriously hard to find.
Pasadena, California
This former stomping grounds of the most eminent astronomers of the early 20th century.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.
Los Angeles, California
This traditional garden in the San Fernando Valley doubled for Star Fleet Academy, and is irrigated entirely by wastewater.
Marina del Rey, California
The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.
Los Angeles, California
During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Prague, Czechia
A turn of the century building boasting some of the most beautiful art nouveau architecture in Prague.
Berlin, Germany
A brush maker used his factory to protect blind Jews from the Gestapo.
Baltimore, Maryland
Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Berlin, Germany
Named after a militant urban guerilla, this famous former squat is a graffiti-covered stronghold of leftist culture.
Ostrava, Czechia
A massive 1830s industrial site once known as Czechia's "Iron Heart" has been transformed into a playground of science, technology, and art.
Litomysl, Czechia
Unique house covered in a nightmarish mural of demons, ghosts and monsters.
Dolní Morava, Czechia
The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Paris, France
Egyptian Revival movie palace abandoned for decades and restored in 2013.
Paris, France
"In the Dark" Restaurant in Paris offers dinner in complete darkness.
Paris, France
High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.