Bethany Macmanus

Estonia’s Secret Soviet Submarine Base: Hara Sadam

bgmac97 — Sun, 28 May 2023 21:14:43 +0000

I learned something new about submarines this week.

Finland’s Bizarre Sculpture Garden: The Treasure of Veijo Rönkkönen

bgmac97 — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 16:36:38 +0000

Sounds effects and human teeth? Oh, my…

North Dakota’s Pyramid of Disappointment: the Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex

bgmac97 — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 16:54:25 +0000

In the age of flexing our military muscles in the USSR’s face, we built an enormous pyramid…

Mystery at Hitler’s Secret Gas Plant: Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG

bgmac97 — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 22:10:40 +0000

Abandoned at the end of WW2, this synthetic gas plant was part of the Germans’ solution to having no reliable fuel source.

Florida’s Sunken Dystopia: the Cape Romano Dome Homes

bgmac97 — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 03:03:53 +0000

Have you heard of this strange sight near Naples?

Arkansas’s Park on a Slippery Slope: Dogpatch USA

bgmac97 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:50:06 +0000

Hmmm, this is my third abandoned amusement park post. I might have a problem…

Belgium’s Surprise from the Skies: the Nazi assault on Fort Eben-Emael

bgmac97 — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 22:03:02 +0000

Coming at you with a viewer request this week! Not abandoned, just inactive. You can tour its cool underground museum. Happy new year, y’all!

The Santa Claus of Quintino and His Abandoned Park

bgmac97 — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 19:59:54 +0000

The Polish man had a secret to hide.

The Mysteries of Sloss Furnaces

bgmac97 — Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:33:04 +0000

I came across this Birmingham, AL landmark when I was browsing Wiki Commons. Its original plant equipment is abandoned, but the grounds have been reinvented.

France’s Underground ‘Titanic’: The Maginot Line at Fort La Ferte

bgmac97 — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 03:42:20 +0000

Sorry this one’s late. And two minutes longer than my usual length! Hopefully it’s worth your time. ~B