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Mineral Wells, Texas

The Baker Hotel

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.
Richmond, California

Richmond Shipyards

Where a staggering 747 ships were constructed during World War II.
Gildeskål, Norway

Noviken VLF Transmitter

Large military radio station without transmitting towers.
Turnov, Czechia

Český Ráj (Bohemian Paradise)

Bohemian paradise covered in majestic forests.
Palermo, Italy

Santuario di Santa Rosalia

Cave shrine on Monte Pellegrino.
Bad Dürkheim, Germany

Bad Dürkheim Aerial Tramway

Ruins of an aerial tramway that ran for only eight years.
Buffalo, New York

Buffalo Central Terminal

Ruins of a once-prized railroad station in New York.
London, England

Growing Underground

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.
San Francisco, California

Forbes Island

Floating man-made island and upscale restaurant.
Victorville, California

George Air Force Base

Abandoned Air Force base that has fallen into disrepair.
La Seyne-sur-Mer, France

Pont Basculant de la Seyne-sur-Mer

Former bridge turned into an observation tower.
Berlin, Germany

Spreepark

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.
Kemi, Finland

Kemi Snow Castle

This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Odesa, Ukraine

Odesa Catacombs

The largest catacomb system in the world.
Paris, France

Arènes de Lutèce

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.
Chisinau, Moldova

Mileștii Mici

The largest wine cellar in the world is a 150-mile network of underground caves near the capital of Moldova.
Elbasan County, Albania

Bunkers of Albania

Hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers crowd Albania long after the fall of Communism.
Schweindorf, Germany

Westerholt E-66 Observation Wind Turbine

Giant wind turbine with observation deck at the very top.
Ston, Croatia

Walls of Ston

Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.
San Francisco, California

Murphy Windmill

Once the largest windmill outside of Holland, with enormous 114 foot sails.
Minneapolis, Minnesota

City Salvage

An architecturally-focused antique shop.
Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba

Old Pinawa Dam

The ruined remains of an early hydroelectric dam.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal

The Village of Monsanto

Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Turin, Italy

Medieval Village

A fake medieval village in the middle of Turin.