Abandoned

This historic stone gate tower is now just a lonely relic in the middle of a swamp.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.

Crumbling crypts and overgrown graves rise just out of arm's reach in this forgotten Buenos Aires graveyard.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

The remnants of an archaeological camp stand within Tikal National Park.

This huge ship ran aground and has simply been left to sit there ever since.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

A Victorian cemetery hidden along a trucking route is all that remains of a 19th century village.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

On rare days, this abandoned castle's gatekeepers open its doors, revealing the eye-popping splendor hidden inside.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.