The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This former abandoned hospital, a complex of stunning 19th century buildings, once housed 2,000 psychiatric patients.

This abandoned asylum in Wales might look haunted, but it's still beautiful.

This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.

This hospital once pioneered the use of electroencephalograms, but fell into maltreatment, abuse, and eventual abandonment.

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

Once the nail factory shut its doors, this Swedish factory town was abandoned, leaving behind a modern ghost town.

An abandoned, deteriorating tuberculosis hospital from the turn of the 20th century.

This abandoned Swedish folkpark offers an amazing view over the town of Överkalix.

The world’s largest knitted mitten is displayed in one of Sweden’s smallest Arctic villages.

Visit the home of Sweden's beloved fictional character, Pippi Longstocking.

Street artists transformed this abandoned industrial neighborhood into one of Europe's largest graffiti exhibitions.

This Swedish automobile graveyard is a beautiful gallery of decay, but woe be to any who would steal a souvenir.

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.

Camera cars and condom bikes built from scrap and one man's passion.

This museum promotes informed contraception by documenting its often secret past.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

An abandoned nightclub has become a vibrant work of art.

An abandoned underground bathroom is now a space for public art.