An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

Towns with a resource known as "white gold," valuable enough to fight a war over, now stand ghostly and empty.

The hellish conditions of this abandoned mine that snakes beneath the Pacific Ocean gave it its diabolic name.

This enchanting rainforest hotel looks as though it grew from the forest itself.

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

This abandoned airplane hanger is said to have once been a top secret launch facility.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

The ruins of a creative scholar's fantastical unfinished sanctuary act as his massive gravestone.

This former estate of a fascist leader is now a burnt out ruin leading to a system of secret tunnels.

Once a state-of-the-art tuberculosis treatment spa, these ruins are now ruled by paintball players.

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

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

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

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

Vietnam's feral abandoned water park offers access to a post-apocalyptic funscape, now with fewer crocodiles.

This sprawling, formerly elite sporting complex in Amman, Jordan has become a local picnic spot.

Derelict airplane bodies serve as both home and income for three Thai families.

An abandoned early-20th-century boomtown sits within the Calico Rock city limits.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.