An abandoned house in the St. Claude neighborhood of New Orleans. (Seph Lawless) Photographer has captured eerie, haunting images of abandoned America—from to decaying . Recently, he visited New Orleans, Louisiana to document the city's abandoned structures, 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, , struck the city. Lawless turned his lens to schools, restaurants, apartment complexes, an amusement park, and even a factory, all left to rot. As he photographed the abandoned spaces of New Orleans, many flooded during the hurricane...

Summer may almost be over, but if you're still looking for a quick break, the photos featured in the slideshow above will transport you to foreign lands—without the need for a plane ticket. From European metropolises to vast and vacant Antarctica, captures the world's most inspiring and beautiful landscapes. The team of Russian photographers used helicopters, airplanes, dirigibles, hot air balloons, and radio-controlled copters to, according toBoredPanda. (MORE: ) The not-for-profit group has photographed over 200 locations around the world....

Home to beautiful, cosmopolitan cities, stunning castles and numerous natural wonders, Europe is an exceptionally popular tourist destination. The continent received in 2013, reports the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), approximately 315 million more than any other continent in the world. But while the hordes of tourists might flock to Europe’s famous historical cities or famous sunny Mediterranean beaches, there are several other hidden gems that you shouldn't miss. (MORE: ) One such place is the , a situated...

As our population continues to swell, you might be looking for a place to get away for a little peace and quiet, or you might want to move to an unpopulated area permanently. Nik Freeman's map project, called "," might be your answer. The maps below were a product of Freeman's research. Using 2010 Census data, he created a stunning map that shows every piece of America where the population was reported zero. Nearly 5 million Census blocks were found...

From icy waterfalls to looming mountains, sizeable glaciers to snaking rivers, Iceland is, in photographer Eva Ho's words, "pure eye-candy" to a photographer.But Ho captured something even more spectacular when she took to helicopter to photograph Iceland's strikingly diverse landscape. Ho explained that her first trip to Iceland gave her a glimpse into the country's epic scenery. She returned for a second time this summer to explore the location more deeply. Her trip coincided with the summer solstice, when there...

What happens to structures when they are left to the elements? Alan Weisman, the author of the bestselling nonfiction book “The World Without Us,” described in an interview with what would happen if humans no longer existed. In a house without people, "suddenly no one is there in fighting off mold, keeping the insects out, keeping the mice out, keeping the woodpeckers out, keeping the water out," Weisman said. Nature takes over. In a city in Taiwan called Tainan, we...

1. Fonab Castle, Pitlochry, Scotland Located on the banks of Loch Faskally in the heart of Perthshire, this charming castle was transformed by the Clark family into a 26-room luxury hotel, which offer solitude and spectacular views. (TripAdvisor) During the summer, travelers may look to and beach resorts for the ideal, luxurious getaway. Autumn, however, is the perfect time to get the royal treatment at a lavish castle hotel. Guests can enjoy jaw-dropping views and elegant furnishings and experience a...

Typically bustling with activity, airports are packed with departures and arrivals at all hours of the day. But at these airports, flights have long been permanently grounded, and many of their structures are decaying as they are left to the elements. "In places where temperatures can go below freezing during the winter months, the freeze-thaw cycles can take a toll on abandoned buildings," said weather.com meteorologist Nick Wiltgen. From an airport in the Caribbean destroyed by a volcanic eruption to...

Sunny days in London are about to get a lot more thrilling for daredevils. An artist's rendering of the "sky pool." (Screenshot via CBS Minnesota video) About 100 feet above the ground, Londoners will soon be able to look up and see people swimming in a glass pool above the streets of the city's Nine Elms district, USA Today reported. Known as a "sky pool," it will be , Homes and Property said. Measuring some 80 feet long, the pool...

Highly Commended. 'It's not funny...I've got cramp in my flipper!' (Julie Hunt / Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards) Animals have the power to and the smaller—and cuter—variety can even ." But as the entries from the 2015 Comedy Wildlife Photography prove, they can also make us laugh. The is a new competition in partnership with the ,an international wildlife charity working throughout the world to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species in the wild. The competition aims to...

Abandoned church in Czech Republic (Anna Mika) One man’s trash is another man’s treasure and photographer Anna Mika sees just that in the eerie, abandoned locations she captures in haunting images. A friend first introduced Mika to the beauty of abandoned locations overcome by the decaying effects of time and in the throes of being reclaimed by nature. The first abandoned location she photographed was a crumbling cement mill in Jaworzno, a small city in southern Poland. And though she...

Kolmanskop, Namib Desert, Namibia Kolmanskop is a ghost town in the Namib desert in Southern Namibia. (Photo Credit: Andrei Duman) From the blistering deserts of Africa to the shimmering ice caves of Iceland, travel photographer Andre Duman opens our eyes to a vibrant world filled with brilliant colors and detailed textures. It is safe to say Duman is world wise, as he was , raised in England and has lived in both the thriving metropolises of New York and Los...

A man has been spotted walking on water in Bolivia, that is, until you realise it is an optical illusion. Hideki Mizuta, 29, from Japan, captured the image of the wellie-clad tourist strolling across the water and towards the sun, while he was at Salar de Uyuni salt flat in Bolivia. As one of the flattest places in the world, Salar de Uyuni becomes covered in a thin layer of water during the rainy season and becomes a mirror image...