Our Earth is a beautiful place, isn’t it? Cities are alive and almost breathing with energy. Some larger cities never sleep; we’re talking about you, New York. It doesn’t matter when you’re out; you can almost always find something fun to do. Then again, if you’re tired of the city, you can easily get away from it all by escaping to nature. There, you can breathe in the fresh air, look at the stars, and connect with yourself in a personal way. No matter what you enjoy, there’s a place on our globe that will turn any frown upside down.
One of our favorite places are ones that have been abandoned by people for decades or centuries – sometimes even millennia! We’re talking about abandoned amusement parks and buildings that are so haunted most people don’t even want to walk through the front door. Among all this, abandoned castles are the tops. They’re an elegant part of history that can’t be forgotten.
Most abandoned castes were once forts where huge battles took place. People gave their blood, sweat, and tears to protect their ground. Others were just incredibly lavish buildings where families lived until they eventually moved to a new, extravagant mansion. Each stone holds history, and they come together to form something so magnificent that you have to see to believe.
If you’re looking for something fun to do on vacation, or you’re just looking for something to waste some time, here are some of our favorite abandoned castes. You may end up getting lost in the pictures.
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Did you know...
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- Even though it is spread across five time zones, the entire country of China is set to Beijing time. Having a single time zone in the United States would certainly make things easier. Currently, the USA is spread across six, but a single time zone would make things a little wonky in Alaska and Hawai'i.
- Taking a vacation is good for your health! Studies have shown that a vacation can help to lower your risk of heart disease. It's also a proven way to improve your creativity. So if you have some writer's block or need to lower your stress, grab a friend and go on an adventure!
- There are over 61,000 people on a plane in the air over the U.S. at any given moment. That makes sense because the U.S. has one third of all the airports in the world. Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta is the busiest airport in the world with over 100 million total passengers every year since 2015.
- The surface area of Pluto is just under 6.5 million square miles. The CIA Factbook lists the area of Russia to be just over 6.6 million square miles. That makes Russia bigger than Pluto (and much closer to visit). Are you still very upset that Pluto isn’t a planet anymore?