Tamimi Giraffe Manor (near Nairobi/ Kenya)

Located 20km from Nairobi city this luxury boutique hotel has maintained its 1930ies charm & is famous for its resident herd of Rothschild Giraffe.
"Giraffe Manor offers you an unparalleled experience of the giraffes, with them vying for your attention at the breakfast table, the front door and even your bedroom window."

It is also home to many other animals such as warthogs, bushbuck, dik dik, more than 180 species of birds while offering striking views of the Ngong hills.

Abandoned Russian Village (Niigata/ Japan)

After the fall of the USSR a crowd of tourists consisting both of businessmen and those willing to sell old Japanese cars in Russia invaded Japan. The number of Russian citizens living next to eastern ports increased which lead to building an entertainment park next to Niigata city in 1993. It was called Niigata Russian Village and had a church, hotel, museums, restaurants, circus, etc... But after 10 years the village was abandoned following the collapse of the financing bank.

Hundertwasser-Kuchlbauer Tower (Abensberg/ Germany)

The Kuchlbauer Tower is an observation tower designed by Austrian architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser - who died in the year 2000 during the tower's planning phase - and completed 10 years later under the direction of Leonhard Salleck, owner of the Kuchlbauer brewery.

Chapel in the Rock (Sedona/ Arizona)

The Chapel of the Holy Cross also known as Chapel in the Rock was built into the mesas of Sedona, Arizona in 1956. It was inspired and commissioned by sculptor Marguerite Brunswig Staude, a student of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Nara Dreamland (near Nara/ Japan)

Nara Dreamland is an abandoned theme park built in 1961,inspired by Disneyland California. In 2006 Nara Dreamland closed permanently but wasn't demolished. Urban explorers armed with cameras illegally entered the place and took photos for the rest of us to view.