Abandoned Loews Kings Theatre
More than three decades ago, Loews Kings theatre closed down. The renovation and restoration of the Loews Kings Theatre mark the rebirth of an excellent historic arts area. The theatre is a center for...
View ArticleBombed St. Nicholas Church Was Once The World’s Tallest Building
In the busy port city of Northern Germany lay the ruins of a structure that currently acts as a museum and a memorial of World War II. Having been brought down by different disasters, St. Nicholas...
View ArticleJohn R. Fox – Lieutenant Who Called An Artillery Strike on Himself
Have you ever heard of the first African Americans to be awarded the medal of honor after their death in American history? Well, that list would never be complete without the name John Robert Fox. Born...
View ArticleThere Was Nothing in the World Like Action Park
Action Park was one of the first water parks in the United States, and by the time it closed in 1996 it was the most dangerous. The park was a pioneer, not afraid to experiment with attractions in the...
View ArticleLa Rinconada, Peru: Highest City in the World
Exactly how high is the highest city in the world? How about over 3 miles? La Rinconada Peru is a rare case: an old gold-mining camp in a remote location that has grown to ‘major city’ status, and...
View ArticleOver 200 Dead Bodies on Mount Everest
As of mid-2011, Mount Everest has claimed the lives of over 216 known mountain climbers. The area above 26,000 feet is called “the Death Zone”, where breathing fresh oxygen from canisters is necessary...
View ArticleThe Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
On the Maryland side of the Potomac River just west of Chesapeake Bay, the largest shipwreck fleet in the Western Hemisphere sits half-sunk and decomposing. In the early 20th century, hundreds of U.S....
View ArticleHoly Land USA
Waterbury is the fifth-largest city in Connecticut and is often called the “Brass City,” an homage to its centuries-old roots as a producer of the alloy. It is the birthplace of the founder of the...
View ArticleAbandoned: Dixie Square Mall
Dixie Square Mall has quite a history, despite standing in ruin for more than double the number of years it was in operation. Most recently classified as a “dead mall” (a shopping mall with a high...
View ArticleForgotten Seattle: Abandoned Streets and Buildings from the City’s Early Years
Seattle isn’t called the Emerald City for nothing — its lush, evergreen trees are dazzling. But one thing that makes this seaport metro sparkle, even more, is its wealth of buildings and infrastructure...
View ArticleThames Town: an English Town in China
You’re not far from Shanghai, yet the spire of the Victorian revival church in front of you casts its shadow across a medieval town square. A row of Tudor homes are just around the corner from a string...
View ArticleADX Florence: The U.S.’s Most Secure Prison
ADX Florence, built south of Florence Colorado in 1994, is the most secure prison in the United States prison system. Commonly referred to as a “Supermax” prison, it has 490 beds in a compound which...
View ArticleGlenn Dale Hospital: Tuberculosis Sanatorium, Asbestos Asylum
Thirty minutes east of Washington D.C., a collection of brick buildings are deteriorating on a sixty-acre campus buried in a residential pocket of Glenn Dale, Maryland. A foreboding appearance supports...
View ArticleThe Story of Gennie Pilarski
Genevieve “Gennie” Pilarski quietly passed away in her nursing home room one September day in 1998 at the age of 79. Few noticed or cared as she had been a prisoner of Illinois state mental...
View ArticleThe Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic
Much less serious than the Dancing Plague was the Tanganyika laughter epidemic of 1962. On January 30th, three girls at a boarding school in Kashasha, Tanzania began laughing. The laughter spread like...
View ArticleKazakhstan’s Kaindy Lake Home to Haunting Underwater Ghost Trees
While it sounds like something out of a fairy tale, Kazakhstan’s Kaindy Lake is home to an upside-down, underwater forest. Located in the southeastern Tien Shan Mountains, this lake was formed by an...
View ArticleSigiriya: The Lion Rock of Sri Lanka
Deep in the middle of Sri Lanka, a massive column of rock juts out from the green tropical forest. It reaches 660 feet tall and features frescoes, graffiti, and landscaped gardens. The rock is known as...
View ArticleSwannanoa: Deconstructing an American Palace
With its Carrara marble, terraced English gardens, and Tiffany stained glass, Swannanoa is one of the few Virginia estates that can rival the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island. It was a love...
View ArticleNothing Goes Wrong on Palmerston Island
This New Zealand protectorate is one of the most isolated communities in the world. Palmerston Island is the westernmost islet of a coral atoll belonging to the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Just...
View ArticleYou Can Buy an Abandoned Fairy Tale Park in Australia
Fantasy Glades is strategically located at 44 Parklands, CI, Port Macquarie. The world-famous small exotic theme park successfully entertained visitors in this idyllic Australian area for more than 35...
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