The 7 Wonders of the World have been documented, discussed, described and photographed extensively - but those are just the old seven wonders, or even the new seven wonders. Here you will find new and unique world wonders ranging from amazing abandoned towns and cities to incredible engineering innovations and much more.
Ever see an impressive derelict structure and wonder just how a building so elegant, sizable or centrally located could be abandoned?
The latest in the ever-popular 7 Wonders Series, here are the scariest, steepest, longest, widest, narrowest, most confusing and most crooked urban streets in the world!
From Venice to Boston, Egypt to England, here are seven amazing engineering wonders of the modern world, including conceptual construction projects.
Did you know that one in every ten people in the world lives on an island? Here are some of the remotest, least inhabited, strangest and scariest islands in the world.
Humans burrow into the Earth out of anything from necessity to superstition, driven by coincidence or coerced by circumstance.
What motivates humankind to burrow deep into the Earth? Wind your way through these crypts, catacombs, labyrinths and tunnels to learn more, if you dare!
Some of these dramatic and recent finds of whole towns and cities have even caused scientists to question the history of human civilization.
These towns and cities have fallen victim to everything from natural disasters to man-made wars, in many cases causing their complete abandonment.
From small towns to entire cities, here are some of the most amazing, strange and surreal urban abandonments of the post-modern world.
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