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What We Loved This Week, Mar. 20 – 26

Absurd vintage men’s fashions, striking photos of disappearing animal species, the unarmed women hunting South Africa’s poachers, the world’s tallest bridge, and abandoned NASA launch sites. Hilariously Terrible Examples Of Men’s Fashion Over Time Say what you will about fashion trends du jour — it could always be worse: the...

By All That's Interesting • Mar 25, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Mar. 20 – 26

Absurd vintage men’s fashions, striking photos of disappearing animal species, the unarmed women hunting South Africa’s poachers, the world’s tallest bridge, and abandoned NASA launch sites. Hilariously Terrible Examples Of Men’s Fashion Over Time Say what you will about fashion trends du jour — it could always be worse: the...

By All That's Interesting • March 25, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Feb. 21 – 27

Top picks from two of the world’s top photo contests, how kids in North Korea have fun, haunting abandoned locations near New York City, and some dumbfoundingly good photo mashups. Astounding Photo Mashups That’ll Make You Look Twice — Or Thrice The genius of Stephen McMennamy‘s photo manipulations surely lies...

By All That's Interesting • Feb 26, 2016

What We Loved This Week, Feb. 21 – 27

Top picks from two of the world’s top photo contests, how kids in North Korea have fun, haunting abandoned locations near New York City, and some dumbfoundingly good photo mashups. Astounding Photo Mashups That’ll Make You Look Twice — Or Thrice The genius of Stephen McMennamy‘s photo manipulations surely lies...

By All That's Interesting • February 26, 2016

Five Hauntingly Beautiful Places Reclaimed By Nature — All A Stone’s Throw From New York City

With moss carpeting the floors and vines slithering up the walls, these abandoned structures are some of the most hauntingly beautiful places reclaimed by nature.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 18, 2016

Five Hauntingly Beautiful Places Reclaimed By Nature — All A Stone’s Throw From New York City

With moss carpeting the floors and vines slithering up the walls, these abandoned structures are some of the most hauntingly beautiful places reclaimed by nature.

By All That's Interesting • February 18, 2016

These Photographs Of Abandoned Locations Give You A Glimpse Into A Post-Apocalyptic World

Johnny Joo's photographs of abandoned locations give insight to a life after humans, but his work has a much deeper meaning than that.

By All That's Interesting • Feb 15, 2016

These Photographs Of Abandoned Locations Give You A Glimpse Into A Post-Apocalyptic World

Johnny Joo's photographs of abandoned locations give insight to a life after humans, but his work has a much deeper meaning than that.

By All That's Interesting • February 15, 2016

What We Love This Week, Volume CXLII

World Leaders When They Were Teens And Twenty-Somethings Vladimir Putin was an unassuming, almost cherubic young boy. Kim Jong-il was a playful, smiling infant. And Richard Nixon, as a collegiate football player, was kind of a hunk. Was, of course, is the key word throughout. Sometimes you just don’t know...

By John Kuroski • Oct 2, 2015

What We Love This Week, Volume CXLII

World Leaders When They Were Teens And Twenty-Somethings Vladimir Putin was an unassuming, almost cherubic young boy. Kim Jong-il was a playful, smiling infant. And Richard Nixon, as a collegiate football player, was kind of a hunk. Was, of course, is the key word throughout. Sometimes you just don’t know...

By John Kuroski • October 2, 2015

Gouqi Island Has Been Claimed By Nature In The Most Stunning Way

Mother Nature has transformed a little fishing village on Gouqi Island into a sea of beautiful green blooms that blanket each abandoned structure.

By Kiri Picone • Sep 29, 2015

Gouqi Island Has Been Claimed By Nature In The Most Stunning Way

Mother Nature has transformed a little fishing village on Gouqi Island into a sea of beautiful green blooms that blanket each abandoned structure.

By Kiri Picone • September 29, 2015

Inside Mount Kumgang Resort, North Korea’s Largely Abandoned Resort

Although chandeliers still drip from the ceilings, once North Korea banned South Korean tourism, the famed Mount Kumgang Resort became a ghost town.

By Kiri Picone • Jul 6, 2015

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Inside Mount Kumgang Resort, North Korea’s Largely Abandoned Resort

Although chandeliers still drip from the ceilings, once North Korea banned South Korean tourism, the famed Mount Kumgang Resort became a ghost town.

By Kiri Picone • July 6, 2015

21 Stunning Photos Of Abandoned Bulgarian Towns

The state of Bulgaria cut its ties with the USSR and communist ideologies in the late 20th century, but its memory remains in the form of architecture.

By Erin Kelly • Apr 23, 2015

21 Stunning Photos Of Abandoned Bulgarian Towns

The state of Bulgaria cut its ties with the USSR and communist ideologies in the late 20th century, but its memory remains in the form of architecture.

By Erin Kelly • April 23, 2015

30 Eerily Beautiful Photos Of Abandoned Iceland

The frigid island is typically associated with enchantment and natural splendor; these photos of abandoned Iceland present a slightly more sinister view.

By Erin Kelly • Jul 28, 2014

30 Eerily Beautiful Photos Of Abandoned Iceland

The frigid island is typically associated with enchantment and natural splendor; these photos of abandoned Iceland present a slightly more sinister view.

By Erin Kelly • July 28, 2014

31 Creepy Monuments From The Heyday Of Communism

Though Francis Fukuyama cheerily declared that the world had reached “the end of history” in 1992, he was at best half right. True, the Soviet Union and its ideological model had collapsed, and the Western model of liberal democracy had prevailed. However, even as ideas come and go, the structures...

By All That's Interesting • May 20, 2014

31 Creepy Monuments From The Heyday Of Communism

Though Francis Fukuyama cheerily declared that the world had reached “the end of history” in 1992, he was at best half right. True, the Soviet Union and its ideological model had collapsed, and the Western model of liberal democracy had prevailed. However, even as ideas come and go, the structures...

By All That's Interesting • May 20, 2014

The Stunning Ruins Of Villa Epecuén, A Modern Day Atlantis

Villa Epecuén was a thriving resort town in the 1970s, but after being flooded by saltwater, the city is now little more than concrete ruins.

By Kiri Picone • May 18, 2014

The Stunning Ruins Of Villa Epecuén, A Modern Day Atlantis

Villa Epecuén was a thriving resort town in the 1970s, but after being flooded by saltwater, the city is now little more than concrete ruins.

By Kiri Picone • May 18, 2014

The Many Ghosts Of Bokor Hill Station

Perched atop a quaint Cambodian landscape, Bokor Hill Station was once a thriving French resort town where visitors sought solace from the oppressive heat of nearby capital Phnom Penh. Yet after being abandoned twice, all that’s left is a ghost town punctuated by spectral, decaying buildings.

By Kiri Picone • May 2, 2014

The Many Ghosts Of Bokor Hill Station

Perched atop a quaint Cambodian landscape, Bokor Hill Station was once a thriving French resort town where visitors sought solace from the oppressive heat of nearby capital Phnom Penh. Yet after being abandoned twice, all that’s left is a ghost town punctuated by spectral, decaying buildings.

By Kiri Picone • May 2, 2014