A Soviet spa town now reclaimed by moss
Once the absolute crown jewel of Stalin-era wellness retreats, this Georgian town hosted thousands of loyal communists seeking radioactive radon water cures. Today, the monumental bathhouses are gorgeously decaying architectural corpses, offering dark tourists the bizarre thrill of wandering through roofless massage rooms and empty grand foyers where nature has aggressively evicted the proletariat.

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