Abandoned islands, Indigenous regions, dangerous areas, haunted buildings, and protected territories number among the planet’s many forbidden places you can never visit. Curious? Read on to learn more ...

Anthony Albanese was chased out of Australia’s largest mosque on Friday by Muslims voicing anger at his ‌stance on Israel’s war in Gaza.

In an ancient Turkish region lies an abandoned underground city of 20,000 inhabitants (per BBC). Part of a UNESCO World ...

Archaeologists have discovered the lost medieval town of Stolzenberg in a Polish forest, uncovering more than 400 artifacts and new clues about why the town mysteriously vanished.

In our travel news roundup this week: the 200th anniversary of a revolutionary suspension bridge, Time Out’s best cities for ...

High in the hills of southwestern Turkey lies Kayaköy, a haunting ghost town of nearly 500 abandoned stone houses scattered across a mountainside. Once home to thousands of Greek residents, the town ...

Sam Harris, a Wyoming photographer and Army veteran, finds beauty in abandoned places, like the ghost town of Sage. In Harris’ own words, the town was “born in the dust of 1881 when the Oregon Short ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, several Vermont towns and cities have shifted to using the Australian ballot, particularly for Town Meeting Day votes on municipal budgets. Last year, 37% of ...

Somewhere between forgotten streets and moss-covered rooftops, Oregon hides towns that time almost forgot. But your camera won’t. I wandered through empty storefronts, cracked sidewalks, and old ...

There is something strangely fascinating about places that were once vibrant but now stand empty. Abandoned towns, factories, and villages often look frozen in time, with machinery or streets ...

The third Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat prototype was armed with a live Raytheon AIM-120 AMRAAM for the aircraft's maiden weapons test in December 2025. (AC Ivan Smotrov/Commonwealth of Australia) Months ...

A modern-day gold rush boom was on full display at Calico California Days, a kitschy celebration of early settlements held at Calico Ghost Town, the legendary San Bernardino County mining hub that ...