Located just over 186 miles from Tokyo, on the volcanic island of Hachijojima, the remains of a once opulent resort, the ...

California City was founded in 1958 by Nat Mendelsohn, a sociologist and real estate developer. Mendelsohn purchased 80,000 ...

Today, Neft Dashlari is a shadow of its former self. Its population has dwindled from a peak of about 5,000 people to around ...

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest ancient Egyptian pyramid. It’s believed to have been built around 2600 BC.

It was constructed in 1855, after being funded by James Smithson, an Englishman who’d ordered his estate be used to create an ...

An unusual discovery was made near a cathedral in Chełm, Poland: a 13th-century anti-vampire burial plot. While a somewhat common discovery in Europe, what makes this particular find different from ...

In the far northeast corner of Oklahoma sits the town of Picher, a once-thriving mining town. At its peak, it was a beacon of opportunity, drawing thousands of workers and their families. However, ...

The story of Merlin, the powerful wizard and trusted advisor of King Arthur, has captivated people’s imaginations for centuries. Often regarded as a fictional character born from medieval tales, ...

Abandoned movie theaters around the world are like time capsules of cinema’s heyday, capturing the magic and grandeur of an era when going to the movies was a really big deal. Once filled with the ...

There is a growing trend going around social media that pays homage to the popular mobile phone application Temple Run. Several influencers have recreated the video game in real life, running through ...