170. Glasgow Botanic Gardens Railway Station, Scotland Location: Glasgow, Scotland Year: 1896 Cost: Undisclosed The Caledonian Railway Company opened the Glasgow Botanic Gardens as part of the Glasgow Central Railway, a line…
154. Higdon Hotel, East Tennessee Location: Reliance, Tennessee Year: 1878 Cost: Undisclosed This little Southern hotel was once a cute riverside resort. Now, it lay abandoned, waiting for guests to come back…
122. Holland Island, Toddville, Maryland Location: Toddville, Maryland Year: 1600s Cost: Unknown A town can change quite a lot in just a century. This is certainly the case for Holland Island, a…
107. Elberton Ghost Town, Garfield, Washington Location: Garfield, Washington Year: 1886 Cost: Unknown In 1886, on a group of pastoral hills between Idaho and Washington, Sylvester Wait and his son, Elbert, founded…
91. Lake Reschen Bell Tower, Italy Location: Lake Reschen, Italy Year: 1950 (Reservoir Formed) Cost: $150-$300 million to build* If you’re a fan of the Italian-language mystery series Curon, then these photos of the…
76. Bodie, California Location: Bodie Hills, California Year: 1859 Cost: $39 million* (Total Ore Production) Bodie is located in the Bodie Hills of California, right by the Nevada Border. It was once…
61. Seminário de Santa Teresinha Location: Raposeira, Portugal Year: 1928 Cost: N/A Fire has put an end to the lifespans of even the most historically-significant buildings, and that includes the Seminário de…
46. Kolmanskop Location: Namibia Year: 1908 Cost: Unknown Kolmanskop (which is Afrikaans for “Coleman’s Head”) is a ghost town. It was founded in Namib, Namibia. It was named after Johnny Coleman, a…
31. City Methodist Church Location: Gary, Indiana Year: 1925 Cost: $800,000* Dr. William Grant Seaman founded the City Methodist Church in Gary, Indiana. Built in 1925, the Church was done in the…
16. Star Jet Roller Coaster Location: Seaside Heights, New Jersey Year: 2002 Cost: $2 million* Star Jet delighted tourists and locals alike when it was built in Seaside Heights, New Jersey in…
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