When you first drive by this ominous building sitting in a field visible from the freeway, it appears to be out of place. Obviously abandoned, as evidenced by the vegetation emerging from the... »

Crime and Punishment, Disaster Areas, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Rachel

On a wet and windy night in late November 1944, a US Navy plane crashed into Mount Tamalpais and killed eight aviators and crew. The aircraft had taken off from Naval Air Station in Alameda when... »

Disaster Areas, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Duck_Muscle, Annetta and others

Opening in 1955 (a month after Disneyland), The Enchanted Forest was a roadside amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland that featured figures from nursery rhymes and fairy tales. Visitors... »

Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Duck_Muscle and Rachel

Though it served different purposes throughout the years, the Nevada County Hospital was built in 1860 to care for the indigent sick of Nevada City, a Gold Rush boomtown deep in the Sierra Nevada... »

Crime and Punishment, Incredible Ruins | Edited by Rachel and Dylan

On a hilltop overlooking the Muga Valley stands the remains of Escaules castle, the medieval fortification that once monitored the border between the counties of Empúries and Besalú. From this... »

Curious Caves, Cultures and Civilizations , Incredible Ruins | Edited by serflac and Rachel

Dating back 8000 years, Petroglyph Beach near Wrangell, Alaska has a series of 40 different rock sketches that are only revealed fully during low tide. Most researchers who have assessed... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by atimian

Built to protect Italy's northern economic center during World War II, this obelisk-shaped bomb shelter stands 100 feet tall, towering over Milan's landscape. Constructed to give shelter to... »

Incredible Ruins | Edited by giorgiobranca and atimian

In a glaring 19th-century example of the privileged 1 percent, the Carnegie family owned 90% of Cumberland Island, including a gigantic 59-room Scottish mansion on the south shores. After being... »

Ghost Towns, Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins | Edited by atimian

The fall of the Soviet Union left much of Eastern Europe in chaos. From the rubble of the fallen Russian behemoth, an Armenian autonomous nation called the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic arose in the... »

Ghost Towns, Incredible Ruins | Edited by serflac and atimian

In the early Qing Dynasty, gangs of bandits marauded their way through Guangdong, leaving the farmers of the region constantly on guard. To help combat the lawless thieves in the region, locals... »

Architectural Oddities, Incredible Ruins, Outsider Architecture | Edited by atimian and Seth Teicher