Abandoned village in Sicily built during the agricultural reforms of Mussolini.

Once one of the largest sites of silver deposits in Italy.

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

A monument to the migrants who cross the dangerous waters between North Africa and a tiny Italian island.

A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

Within the Saudi Arabian desert lies a 2,000-year-old ghost town made of stone and mud.

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

This Armenian monastery was carved out of cliffs and named after the spear used to stab Jesus.

Azerbaijani ghost town, decaying after a war left it an armed forces buffer zone.

A scenic canyon with thick forests and historic ruins.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

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

This former fascist summer camp was abandoned for decades.

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

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.