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Thessaloniki, Greece

Thessaloniki Train Cemetery

Thousands of rusting train cars have been slowly falling apart on the edge of Greece's second largest city.
Pirgi, Greece

Pyrgi

This medieval "painted village" is famous for its geometric facades.
Thessaloniki, Greece

Heptapyrgion Fortress

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.
Chios, Greece

Lovokomeio Leper Colony

An ambiguous ambience emanates from this centuries old leprosy quarantine.
Corfu, Greece

Perithia at Corfu

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.
Acharnes, Greece

Tatoi Palace

The abandoned summer estate of the former Greek Royal Family.
Milos, Greece

Catacombs of Milos

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.
Tripoli, Greece

Church of Agia Fotini Mantineias

This church combines Christian, Byzantine, and ancient Greek architectural elements.
Lefkada, Greece

Abandoned Tropo Station of Lefkada

The remains of a military communications outpost still stand on this Greek island.
Union, Connecticut

Traveler Restaurant

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.
Adare, Ireland

Adare Manor

An unusual manor of stunning beauty, born out of a crippling disease.
Wexford, Ireland

Castleboro House

After being destroyed by IRA sympathizers, the ruins of this stately Irish manor have sat vacant for decades.
Cashel, Ireland

Hore Abbey

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.
Galway, Ireland

Kilmacduagh Monastic Settlement

The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.
Riverview, Ireland

Moor Abbey

The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.
Galway, Ireland

Fiddaun Castle

A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.
Ireland

The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint (Jerpoint Park)

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.
Kilkenny, Ireland

Dunmore Cave

This Irish show cave is said to have been the site of a Viking massacre that claimed 1,000 lives.
Cincinnati, Ohio

American Sign Museum

Where beautiful signs live on forever.