The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

One of the most poignant ruins of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the local football team's stadium has been quickly reclaimed by nature.

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.

Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.

An aluminum skeleton brings Chinese mythology to the French shore.

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.

A once-thriving hotel in the Swiss Alps couldn't compete with climate change.

The tallest mountain in mainland Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

For the holidays, the tallest broadcasting tower in the Netherlands turns into one of the world's tallest Christmas trees.

A line number in Amsterdam that will likely never be used again due to its tragic history.

This 11th-century castle sits so low you can't see it behind the surrounding buildings.

Nestled in the woods lies this land art project: a hybrid between park, maze and natural monument.

This museum is filled with an eclectic collection of unique inventions.

A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.

A dramatic art installation features a BMW flying out of a building in Rotterdam.

This massive collection of taxidermy is full of specimens collected by missionaries during their international travels.

A Netherlands hotel where you can sleep inside a wine barrel.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.