Our fascination with architecture runs deep. We pay attention to the structures around us because of the way it shapes our experiences and tells stories about the culture. To really understand our environment, we can explore cities by strolling down the main streets and learning about history by admiring famous landmarks. For some of us, however, the view from the bottom and from a safe distance is simply not enough.
Every August, Families in Toraja in South Sulawesi dig up the bodies of their dead relatives before washing, grooming and dressing them in fancy new clothes. The ritual is called MaiNene.
Misty hills. Lonely forest roads. Plenty of vines, moss, and unkempt trees. And the cherry on top—a gorgeous abandoned building that radiates eeriness and grandeur in equal measure. That’s our dream home right there. Especially if the place looks haunted.
View on Google Maps Tequendama Falls (or Salto del Tequendama ) is a major tourist attraction about 30 km (19 miles) southwest of Bog...
Enter the dark, creepy world of catacombs and crypts for a fascinating look into burial practices of the past. Warning: Images not for the squeamish.
From your local abandoned manufacturing plant to Chornobyl, certain locations are mesmerizing precisely because time and decay have set in. Eerie, fascinating, spooky or beautiful, man-made things that have been left untouched for years have a certain appeal to them.
黒海沿岸に位置する港湾都市コンスタンツァは人口300万人を擁するルーマニア第4の都市。街の中にはギリシャ遺跡やモスク、教会、シナゴーグなど様々な文化の影響の後が色濃く残っており、その歴史は紀元前600年に...
Once built around 1750 somewhere in the lovely country of Belgium. Many people lived in this place and did some work to it the chapel was added around...
Some find the abandoned places creepy, while others consider them exciting and they are even eager to explore them. Since not everyone has the opportunity as well as the necessary skills to go on an adventure themselves and travel to these eerie destinations, other explorers make sure they capture their discoveries and share them with a wider audience on their social media. We all agree these places are not for everyone to visit, but we must admit that the photographs showcasing these unique locations are both scary and beautiful. Also, there is something very alluring in them…
No matter where you live and how much of the world you have already seen, there’s always so much more out there to explore; it can take ages to properly acquaint yourself with one particular city, not to mention an entire country or a continent.
Collapsing stairwells, defunct factories, and empty workrooms are artistic fodder for adventurous photographer and pilot Henk van Rensbergen.
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Some find the abandoned places creepy, while others consider them exciting and they are even eager to explore them.
While South Korea may be best known for K-Pop, kimchi, and Taekwondo, this East Asian country of over 51 million people still remains relatively off-the-beaten tourist track.
