A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

When German-Iraqi relations broke down, this embassy was vacated post haste.

A slice of central Asia in the middle of Berlin.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

This former limestone quarry is now a subterranean wonderland of grand stonework.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

Ruins of the laboratory where a mysterious doctor invented an embalming fluid and stored his mummies.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

The fantastic architectural models of a French traveler.

The largest underground church in Europe.

Hidden away in a modern library are the remains of one of the 18th century's most celebrated wunderkammers.

A Parisian exterminator's shop whose storefront displays stuffed rats hanging from traps.

Paris' fabled purveyor of exotic taxidermy and natural history curios.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".

This impressive collection of skulls and bones was gathered by an ex-zookeeper who took advantage of a pig plague.

This expansive bridge in the Canadian wilderness was originally just built for friends.

12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.

Manatees congregate around a power plant's discharge canal where the water is especially warm.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.

Florida castle built with aluminum printing plates.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

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