A fictional town that was briefly brought to life before fading once again out of existence.

The tragic reality of a town riddled with rumors of haunts, chemical spills, and serial killers.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

This collection of odd proofs of concept is like taking a walk through the imagination of a Victorian engineer.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

A whimsical bridge adorned with decorative dragons.

The headless bodies of more than 1,300 guillotined victims of the Reign of Terror are buried here in mass graves.

Stroll through retro Paris while shopping for old postcards and discarded doll heads.

The very center of Paris is surrounded by a bevy of strange good luck rituals.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

Jail from the 19th century that was built by inmates.

Sweet Willy, at 30 feet tall, is the world's biggest beagle.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

Underground tunnels remain beneath this abandoned mental asylum.

This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.

This lighthouse was witness to the end of WWII hostilities and now collects creepy cairns.