Moynaq is a city, surrounded by the desert of western Uzbekistan. At first glance, this seems to be one of the many Soviet cities that fell into decline after the collapse of the Soviet Union. But... »

Ghost Towns, Disaster Areas, Cultures and Civilizations , Incredible Ruins | Edited by Tawsam, Mark_Casey and 2 others

The Dang Soung Plateau was once a spiritual epicenter in ancient Vientiane-Viengkham as evidenced by the numerious stone shrines scattered throughout. Apparently, today only a solitary monk by the... »

Disaster Areas, Architectural Oddities, Curious Places of Worship, Incredible Ruins | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

A small Anglo-Saxon village nestled in the hills of Derbyshire, Eyam has become known as the 'plague village' due to a decision made by the whole village during an outbreak of the Black Death in... »

Strange Science, Catacombs, Crypts, & Cemeteries, Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by lisa_tc, Mark_Casey and others

About a decade ago, an Italian real estate promoter built a large resort on the shore of Corsica’s Cala Longa beach. It operated for two years before a sudden bombing destroyed the property.... »

Crime and Punishment, Disaster Areas, Odd Accommodations, Incredible Ruins | Edited by katiebaker4, Rachel and others

Sarez Lake is a mountain lake deep in the inaccessible Pamir Mountains of Central Tajikistan. The lake was created in 1911, when an earthquake, estimated at 7.0 at the Richter Scale, and a... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Disaster Areas | Edited by Tawsam and Rachel

Prior to 1990, Semipalatinsk (today known as Semey) was one of the numerous closed cities of the Soviet Union. Only high-ranking officials of the politburo knew about the going-ons within these... »

Disaster Areas | Edited by Tawsam and Rachel

La Burle is a wild highland, sparsely populated, with a harsh environment. It also holds the French record of unexplained aircraft accidents. Bounded by Mt. Pilat, Mount Mézenc, and the town of... »

Martian Landscapes, Will-O-Wisps and Spooklights, Disaster Areas | Edited by katiebaker4 and Rachel

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

Imagine an American-centric, worst nightmare portrayal of the peak of the Cold War. It probably looks a little like hazard-suited Soviets, tinkering with terrifying diseases we long thought were... »

Intriguing Environs, Disaster Areas | Edited by atimian, Dylan and others