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Scott City, Kansas

El Cuartelejo

The ruins of the northernmost pueblo in the Americas tell the story of a mixing of native cultures.
Archaeological Remains at Hala Targowa (Market Hall)
Gdańsk, Poland

Archaeological Remains at Hala Targowa (Market Hall)

Several 12th-century ruins can be found inside this historical market.
Convent of the Discalced Carmelites
Velha Goa, India

Convent of the Discalced Carmelites

The ruins of a 17th-century Carmelite Convent atop a hill in Old Goa.
Casa de Polvora Millstones
Velha Goa, India

Casa de Polvora Millstones

The millstones of an ancient Portuguese gunpowder factory have been kept on display at Old Goa.
Bucharest, Romania

Chiajna Monastery

Locals believe this abandoned ruin on the outskirts of Bucharest is haunted.
Viterbo, Italy

Thermal Springs of Viterbo

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.
Oranjestad, Caribbean Netherlands

Honen Dalim

On one of the tiniest islands in the Caribbean lies a nearly 300-year-old syangogue.
Isle of Skye, Scotland

Caisteal Maol

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.
Zsámbék, Hungary

Premontre Monastery Church of Zsámbék

The remains of a 13th-century Romanesque church lie abandoned on a hillside.
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Podcast: The Immovable Ladder

The fight over an object in Israel no one is allowed to touch.
The Podcast Team November 6, 2023
Cross Plains, Wisconsin

Matz Farmstead Ruins

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.
Ruins of Fabrica de Chave
Rabil, Cabo Verde

Ruins of Fabrica de Chave

The old ceramics factory on Boa Vista shows the power drifting sand has to destroy buildings.
Leesburg Lime Company Kiln
Leesburg, Virginia

Leesburg Lime Company Kiln

The hulking remains of the Leesburg Lime Company Kiln lie dormant behind a historical marker close to the W&OD trail.
Lennel, Scotland

Lennel Kirk

This Norman church survived the Reformation before suffering 300 years of neglect.
The Tomb at Cuthá Mountain
Zapotitlán Salinas, Mexico

The Tomb at Cuthá Mountain

The tomb of a pre-Hispanic governor, inside the vestiges of a Mesoamerican city.
Hutton Mulgrave, England

Foss Castle

Almost nothing but earthworks remain of this long-lost castle.
Falkenburg
Detmold, Germany

Falkenburg

The ruins of a medieval castle that survived two sieges.
Eguílaz, Spain

Dolmen of Aitzkomendi

A stone structure built thousands of years ago on the Iberian peninsula.