Even once-opulent structures can deteriorate. These palatial estates were abandoned and now sit in varying states of decay for reasons ranging from natural disasters to rumored hauntings. Photos of ...

It was supposed to be a luxurious enclave for the ultra-wealthy — a community of mini-castles by the sea. Now, some eight years after construction began, the half-castles of Burj Al Babas sit eerily ...

An urban explorer has filmed an eerie town filled with abandoned Disney-esque castles, in footage that resembles a haunting fairytale. The Burj al Babas resort, in Turkey, was meant to attract wealthy ...

It can be hard to believe that some castles, as beautiful, mysterious, and alluring as they are, were once so unloved that they ended up being abandoned. Turrets and towers were sometimes left to fall ...

Disneyland, is that you? If you blink your eyes a few times, you can almost see it. A ghost town in Turkey called Burj Al Babas is filled with more than 500 abandoned Disney-like castles, and sadly, ...

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When we think of Disney-style castles, we think of magical places across Europe, like the forests of Germany and the cobblestone streets of France. What we probably don't think of are rows and rows of ...

In rural Turkey, what was intended to be a Disney princess paradise featuring hundreds of turreted holiday residences was abandoned to the elements. Burj Al Babas represents a catastrophic mega ...

A tourist captured creepy photos when he went inside an abandoned water park in Vietnam, believed by locals to be haunted — and the images surely cause a shiver. Jeffrey Van Sluijs, 31, a freelance ...