This ruined folly was originally built to honor a failed American state that would have become "Westsylvania."

A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.

This foolish Victorian sea fort was converted to a deluxe hotel.

A quartet of rusting satellite goliaths are all that remain of a communication network that protected Britain from German and Russian air strikes.

A reportedly haunted 14th century church is curiously facing the “wrong direction.”

Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.

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

This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.

Abandoned for over 20 years, this art deco seaside swimming pool is a magnificent waste.

A series of idealized caves carved to entertain guests.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.