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Los Angeles, California

Lincoln Heights Jail

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.
SarBow23 Added by SarBow23
Freeport, Maine

Freeport McDonald's

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Bendboy Added by Bendboy
Bellingham, Washington

Fairhaven Historic Markers

Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.
plethora2many Added by plethora2many
Alliance, Nebraska

Carhenge

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.
Added by CPilgrim
Boston, Massachusetts

'Frogs in Common'

Created by a local artist, these quirky sculptures each have their own names and personalities.
TheDiscoveryService Added by TheDiscoveryService
Lake Powell, Utah

Cathedral in the Desert

The damming of the Colorado River buried an iconic geologic formation before record-breaking drought brought it back.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Silver City, New Mexico

The Big Ditch

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.
mikewalker Added by mikewalker
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Army Terminal Building B

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.
EricGrundhauser Added by EricGrundhauser
Vernon, Vermont

Tiny Bread Box

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.
Added by gjarvis86
Washington, D.C.

Catacombs of Washington, D.C.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Elliot Carter Added by Elliot Carter
Smithfield, Virginia

World’s Oldest Edible Ham

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."
Erin Everywhere Added by Erin Everywhere
Twentynine Palms, California

End of The World Sign

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.
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Glasgow, Scotland

Cineworld Renfrew Street

The Guinness Record holder as the "tallest cinema in the world" is a building with screens in almost every one of its 12 floors
linkogecko Added by linkogecko
Mosta, Malta

Abandoned Subaru Dealership

This garage is frozen in the late 1990s, full of rare and untouched cars and motorcycles.
dariuszwozniak Added by dariuszwozniak
Oaks, Pennsylvania

World's Largest Slinky

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.
Chittick Added by Chittick
Cisco, Texas

Old Zoo Nature Trails

Hike the ruins of a zoo that was shut down by an unsolved murder.
forssa Added by forssa
Onsted, Michigan

Prehistoric Forest Amusement Park

The remains of an abandoned dinosaur theme park litter the woods just off the highway.
Mira Added by Mira
Two Rocks, Australia

Atlantis Marine Park

An abandoned marine theme park has created a difficult experiment in dolphin rewilding.
SamM Added by SamM
Pripyat, Ukraine

Pripyat Amusement Park

This attraction was abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster.
Allison Added by Allison
Charlestown, Indiana

Rose Island

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.
DanOCan Added by DanOCan
Hương Thủy, Vietnam

Hồ Thuỷ Tiên

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Schroon Lake, New York

Frontier Town

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground
Added by mchampeau
Ōsaki, Japan

Kejonuma Leisure Land

A quaint amusement park now sits, rusting and forgotten among the foliage.
davinaking92 Added by davinaking92
Seoul, South Korea

Yongma Land Abandoned Theme Park

Plenty of old carney magic still haunts this photogenic amusement park.
Added by escapementality