Built in 1922, the steeply banked concrete curves of Spain's Sitges-Terramar auto racetrack have slumbered in quiescence for the better part of a century.
In the Year of the Dragon, white elephants abound as an eerie village of empty and abandoned villas epitomizes China's ever-expanding real estate bubble.
High above the Arctic Circle, the mid-1950s vintage remains of the DEW Line sit preserved by some of the coldest temperatures found outside Antarctica.
The Stored Potential project offers American artists some towering exposure on the sides of an enormous, vacant Omaha grain elevator. Prepare to be a-maized!
A long-abandoned underground space may soon be turned into a subterranean version of the High Line park, complete with high-tech sunlight harvesting.
Zombie Apocalypse? Bring it on! I'll be safe and sound above the fray in the partially moss-covered concrete winding tower at Japan's abandoned Shime coal mine.
Sprawling in the shadow of Japan's Mt Fuji, Gulliver's Kingdom Theme Park was nurtured on government stimulus funds but withered away when the yen tap ran dry.
Beneath NYC's City Hall sits an abandoned wonder: the opulent City Hall Station, which has sat in disuse since 1945. Now passengers can finally ride through.
Imposing, impressive and often beautiful in their decay, these 12 abandoned towers and vacant complexes are among the tallest in the world.
These 10 abandoned zoos, formerly places bursting with life, laughter and wonder, are all that remains after the cages are emptied and wildlife moves on.
