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New Orleans, Louisiana

Plaza Tower

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.
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Bloomington, Indiana

Zoom Flume

Tucked away in the forests of Indiana resides an abandoned waterslide that is now a popular graffiti haunt.
Added by lizsullivan
Boulder, Colorado

Valmont Butte

This now-abandoned outcrop is an important Native American spiritual site, overtaken by European settlers and mining pollution.
Devin San Luis Added by Devin San Luis
Prague, Czechia

The Old Wastewater Treatment Plant Stará čistírna

One of the oldest, well-preserved water treatment facilities in all of Europe.
Added by Shunka
Catacol, Scotland

Twelve Apostles

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.
Jonny Keen Added by Jonny Keen
Vienna, Austria

Steinhof Church

The first modernist church in Europe.
Added by lrt228
Papaikou, Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Tropical Botanical Garden

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.
Added by Drewscura
Su'ao, Taiwan

Robert Y Museum

This former factory turned private museum contains surreal and creepy artwork created by Robert Y.
Added by jdh501
Hargeisa, Somalia

Laas Geel

This cave located in the badlands of Somaliland contains some of the oldest cave art in Africa.
Roseparis Added by Roseparis
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Indian Pueblo Kitchen

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.
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Malibu, California

Keller House

The stone walls of a home built to withstand a California wildfire still stand after more than a century.
AnnaIF Added by AnnaIF
Devizes, England

Devizes Market Cross

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.
CoolestCrab Added by CoolestCrab
Nekoma, North Dakota

The Pyramid of North Dakota

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Added by Kaluz
Medora, North Dakota

Elkhorn Ranch

The ruins of Theodore Roosevelt's beloved ranch stand in a forgotten corner of a national park named after him.
WhiskeyBristles Added by WhiskeyBristles
Mexico City, Mexico

Coatlicue Statue

Come face to face with the ferocious visage of the serpent-headed mother goddess of the Aztecs.
Monsieur Mictlan Added by Monsieur Mictlan
Toldijk, Netherlands

Achterhoeks Planetarium

An impressive array of unique homemade planetariums.
CoolCrab Added by CoolCrab
San Anselmo, California

Imagination Park

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.
Added by BCico
San Francisco, California

California Historical Society Headquarters

A former hardware store near Yerba Buena is the official home of California's history.
onoma Added by onoma
Abdali, Kuwait

'Highway of Death'

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Searchlight, Nevada

Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs

Thousands of glyphs created by an unknown culture decorate the rock formations of this canyon.
Added by egf360
Miami, Florida

Burger Museum

This shrine to bovine consumption and all things fast food is a slice of culinary history both rare and well done.
J Ginsberg Added by J Ginsberg
Balkanabat, Turkmenistan

Yangykala Canyon

Few people have ever heard of, let alone visited, one of Turkmenistan’s most impressive natural attractions.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Aquinnah, Massachusetts

Aquinnah Cliffs

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.
Added by julialalexander
Tokyo, Japan

Obake Kaidan

A flight of this "ghost staircase" has 40 steps on the way up, but only 39 steps on the way down.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden