Ocean and sea forts are few and far between and with good reason: only in fairly extreme circumstances is their expense deemed justifiable. Since being decommissioned, many of these have gained ...
From urban buildering to building jumping, Parkour and free running have increasingly hit the big time, being featured in action-packed mainstream movies and prime-time commercial spots. Still, ...
The former Soviet Union has a complicated history that is told in part through some of its deserted infrastructure. From mining towns to oil-rig cities, many of these structures, towns and areas ...
Imagine curling up in front of an 800 year old fireplace where a king once rested (or was arrested!). Many castle hotels once belonged to (or were used to imprison) kings, queens and other ...
From toothpick sculptures to hammer-and-nail portraits, a surprising number of artists use remarkably conventional materials as the basis for their offbeat masterpieces. Sometimes the results ...
Have you ever wondered what really happened to that mall in The Blues Brothers or where Tarkovsky filmed those jarring and surrealistic scenes in Stalker? While many urban abandonments are left ...
(Check out our complete collection of Green Art, Design and Technology.) Imagine the world in 2050 with almost 80% of the planet's population living in urban centers and our fruit, vegetables and ...
Do you ever get sick of people telling you to recycle? Geeky and green, these furniture designers prove recycling can be a lot more interesting than stuffing cans, bottles and cardboard into the ...
A prison is probably the last place on Earth most of us would want to spend the night, right? Well, for some of these converted prison hotels that still holds true: in Latvia, for example, ...
It's that time of year when most ski resorts and destinations are wrapping up their winter ski season and avid urban vacationers are taking those last weekend runs. Ski buffs sometimes brag about ...
