47 Once-Popular Touristic Destinations That Have Been Lost to Time

Alright, there is a Madison Square Garden nowadays; this is true. But it turns out that the modern one is actually the fourth in a series of Madison Square Gardens that cropped up around New York over time. The very first one opened in 1879, but it was a major safety and lasted only for eleven years before it had to be shut down. It had a leaky roof and dangerous balconies that had straight up led to actual deaths.

As expected, it was quickly demolished, and a second one was put in its place the following year. It lasted a bit longer until it was also demolished in 1925, replaced again by one on a different site, and then once more destroyed due to safety hazards, leading to the one we all know and love today. Whew! That’s a lot of them.