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Nye County, Nevada

Atomic Survival Town

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Hiko, Nevada

Complex City

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.
Added by Moe Cheezmo
Groom Lake, Nevada

Area 51

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.
Added by mikel
Nye, Nevada

Yucca Mountain Repository

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.
Added by LongNow
Kazanlak, Bulgaria

Buzludzha Monument

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.
ronin Added by ronin
Ardino, Bulgaria

Devil's Bridge

An architectural marvel that spans the Arda River, and has stories of a haunted past.
Allison Added by Allison
Shanghai, China

Oriental Pearl Tower

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.
Added by Mordy
Cleveland, Ohio

The Haserot Angel

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Breezewood, Pennsylvania

Abandoned Pennsylvania Turnpike

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.
Added by Roooster
Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Sign

Hollywood's most famous landmark, the "temporary" sign that has stood for decades longer than intended.
musicman Added by musicman
Fishers Island, New York

North Dumpling Island

Want to build a wind turbine? Secede from the nation.
Vienna, Austria

Republic of Kugelmugel

A spherical "micro-nation" in the heart of Vienna.
Josh Added by Josh
Tiraspol, Moldova

Transnistria

A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Darmon Richter Added by Darmon Richter
Constanța, Romania

Constanța Casino

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.
sporked Added by sporked
Schipkau, Germany

Bagger 258: The "Blue Wonder"

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.
Darmon Richter Added by Darmon Richter
Tisbury, England

Old Wardour Castle

Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
tragiccharacter Added by tragiccharacter
Toronto, Ontario

The Monkey's Paw

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.
Added by Donia Varghese
Pripyat, Ukraine

Pripyat Amusement Park

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.
Allison Added by Allison
Turkmenistan

The Gates of Hell

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Tchirozérine, Niger

Last Tree of Ténéré

The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.
Josh Added by Josh
Waterbury, Connecticut

Holy Land USA

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
michelle Added by michelle
New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.
Added by Henry
Hoboken, New Jersey

Sybil's Cave

The remains of a 19th century spring, and the site of an infamous unsolved murder.
Allison Added by Allison
Çanakkale, Turkey

Troy

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser