Category: Forgotten Places

Australia’s oldest building is probably not where you think: located on a desolate, uninhabited island off the coast of West Australia.

The location of Sydney was determined by the Tank Stream: a rivulet that was the colony’s first water source, that now exists underground.

Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the world’s largest volcanic caldera, a lost world style home to an array of iconic animals.

Australia’s nuclear test sites are some of the world’s most isolated locations, used by the British government to test weapons in the 1950s and 60s.

When the Romans left Britain in the 5th century, the city of London was abandoned. It remained empty for 400 years.

For sixty years, the Tabbigai Cliff Dwellers lived in the sandstone cliffs overlooking the ocean near Botany Bay.

Before the Sydney Opera House was built its location, Bennelong Point, was already an important part of the city, with a long history.

Ball’s Pyramid is a tooth shaped rock off the east coast of Australia. It is part of a submerged continent, and home to the world’s rarest insect.