Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.

This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.

An abandoned swimming pool decays on the outskirts of Berlin.

The rust covering this old mine's abandoned buildings matches the red pigment it once produced.

Abandoned for over 20 years, this Art Deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.

These Roman ruins in England’s Lake District are 2,000 years old, but look pretty good for their age.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

What was once England's second-richest abbey is now a haunting ruin.

A little-known ruin with a convoluted history and a fascinating latrine drainage system.

This Gothic castle-like portal is a testament to the amazing craftsmanship of the navvies who built the railway tunnel.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

Legend has it the famous Robin Hood would attend mass at this 12th-century Cistercian abbey in Sherwood Forrest.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

This jewel of an engine is one of Northern England's finest surviving legacies of the Industrial Revolution, even catching the eye of Henry Ford.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.