There's something about abandoned buildings and structures and disrepair that's disturbingly fascinating.

We want to get inside and explore them, take a look around, and see what prior occupants have left behind.

However, there are some places out there that have been left abandoned with very, very good reason.

From the sinister secrets of neglected sanatoriums to

churches hiding long-forgotten truths behind their very floorboards, here are the true

stories and incredible secrets of abandoned places that were completely forgotten by the world

ready to be remembered once more.

Lardle located in Norway is a place that's iconic in every way. Green hills, clear rivers,

striking mountains. Though all this serenity is interrupted by the dark, jagged structure situated in the middle of a valley, surrounded unmistakably by rows of headstones. This is Borgon Stave Church, a haunting structure built many a moon ago,

between 1180 and 1,200, in the tiny village of Borgand.

Much like the blackened exterior of this multi-tiered building,

the interior is incredibly dark owing to there being very few windows,

a design specifically meant to keep evil spirits out.

Built on a stone foundation, the building itself is made entirely of wood,

with that on the exterior being tar-coated for protection against the elements.

Though that's not its only protection.

The wooden walls and doors inside are covered with carvings of protective runes and marks,

ancient carvings of dragons and snakes guard the rooftops,

and wooden crosses are positioned all over to keep out evil. This place functioned as a parish church until 1868 when it was suddenly abandoned,

likely because stave churches were going out of fashion at the time.

But its 600 year-long legacy was saved from complete destruction, and it was converted into a museum.

While that seems wholesome, the museum itself now sits on a harrowing secret.

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