Newman’s Nursery Ruins
Nestled in a valley on top of a hill there are the suggestive ruins of a 19th-century plant nursery. Founded by Carl and Margaretha Newman in 1854, Newman’s Nursery was […]
Point of Ayr Lighthouse in Wales: an enchanted landscape and a keeper who never left it.
We are along the north coast of Wales. As the sun sets and the sea sweeps in across Talacre beach the lighthouse often seems to float on the waves in […]
Goldfield Hotel: a step back into Nevada History
Goldfield, Nevada, is one of those legendary towns that exploded during the gold boom of the early 1900s, only to be deserted almost completely in a matter of years. Millions […]
Farina: South Australian ghost town
Lost in the vast land of outback South Australia, 650 kilometres (400 miles) to the north of Adelaide on the edge of the desert and along the old route of […]
McBarge: The floating restaurant that McDonald’s unveiled at the Expo 1986.
Before the 2010 winter olympics, Expo ‘86 was the biggest event Vancouver had ever hosted. Held to celebrate the city’s centennial, this world’s fair is often credited as launching the […]
The old City Hall subway Station, New York.
The first New York City subway was built and operated by the Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) and opened on October 27, 1904, to the joy of its inhabitants. City […]
Former Sangritana railway: the abandoned station of Crocetta – Castel Frentano.
The former station of Crocetta was a railway station located on the Sangritana railway, and point of origin of the route to Ortona. This served the inhabited center of Crocetta, […]
The story of the almost disappeared town of Thurmond, West Virginia
On the shore of New River Gorge, in West Virginia, United States, lies the almost abandoned city of Thurmond. “Almost” because, the 2010 census, confirmed that five people still live […]
Idroscalo of Pavia: a piece of history of the city abandoned on the Ticino river.
On the Ticino river, south of the covered bridge, which was one of Pavia’s most symbolic monuments, there is a now abandoned structure, left to decay. It is the Idroscalo […]
Denmark: Skagen, Sand-Covered-Church, Rubjerg Knude Lighthouse and the Power of nature
Skagen is a town in Denmark located in the region of northern Jutland, in whose area there is Grenen, a sandy strip that extends to the north-east at the point […]
Yongma Land, The Abandoned theme park in South Korea
There is a small abandoned theme park in Seoul, South Korea, with a frozen carousel, fading images of ’80s pop icons, and dodgems that that no longer collide. But unlike […]
A visit inside the mysterious abandoned cotton mill unknown on the web.
Recently, in 2013, the owner of this former cotton mill has been investigated, closed since 1990, located in the industrial triangle of northwest Italy between Genoa, Milan and Turin. The […]
Okanogan Highland ghost towns: undisturbed relics from the Old West.
These former mining estabilishments hold a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West. Scattered on the desolate plateaus of the Okanogan Highlands, a few kilometers south of the […]
Fureai Sekibutsu no Sato: the creepy abandoned Japanese park with 800 statues.
Visitors would be forgiven for thinking they’ve entered in a set of a horror movie: hundred of statues stare straight forwards, some dressed in suits and others imitating Buddhist deities. […]
Dhanushkodi, the ghost town returned by the sea.
Dhanushkodi was an Indian city located exactly opposite Sri Lanka, the last human outpost before the narrow channel between the two nations. The meaning of its name means “End of […]
AcquaSpa: a dive into the urban decay.
This water park and wellness center, located in Pantigliate, at the gates of Milan and inaugurated in 2005, was completely abandoned in 2014. The abandoned Aquapark was divided into Blue […]
