The ancient settlement attracts tourists from all over looking to learn about the Chinese vision of the afterlife.

It seems that the residents of of this megalopolis suddenly vanished, but they were never actually there.

The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.

This symbol of Yugoslav liberation decorated with 620 carved heads of mythical creatures is now a forlorn relic of another time.

This huge metal monument is slowly being stripped to its concrete skeleton.

This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

A grand imperial capital left to fall into magnificent ruin.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

The giant figure on the back of this turtle-shaped temple actually hides a memorial pendulum.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.

The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.

Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

This stunning French estate was so lavish that it landed its original owner in jail for the rest of his life.

The post-apocalyptic remnants of a bucolic town ruined by a plane crash.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

Statue of a decomposing prince that once held his heart in its hand.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

The somewhat misnamed 'Garden of Shells' lovingly built from found objects.

1920's reinforced concrete church by architect Auguste Perret changes the face of modern design.