The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

This Queens beer hall preserves a German culture and language that is all but lost.

The most radioactive spot in New York City can also fix your muffler.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

This national park on the shore of Lake Michigan features remarkable dunes that lie at the heart of a Chippewa legend.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.

This abandoned iron furnace was one of the first to use coke—a type of high-carbon fuel—to make iron.

This old cement mine has been used as everything from a mushroom farm to a recording studio.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

An abandoned Victorian-era mill in the middle of modern Manchester.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

An islet filled with wooden houses where the open sea meets a lagoon.

A solemn reminder of the infamous World War II war crime that massacred almost all the men in a small Greek town.

This beehive tomb built for royalty sat hidden for over 3,000 years.

The abandoned summer estate of the former Greek Royal Family.

What once sat in the world’s spotlight is today a largely disused ghost complex.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

Heralded as the world's first theater, these ruins are often overlooked as they reside in the shadows of the Acropolis.

This small 16th-century church in Athens is almost entirely surrounded by a modern building.