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Ed Young Station

Glen Rose, Texas

Ed Young Station

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

Chichester Castle Tower

Whitehead, Northern Ireland

Castle Chichester Tower

This tower once belonged to a castle fit for a knight.

Isthmia, Greece

Isthmia Prime Hotel

A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Kosmik Rum

Visitors are treated to a stained glass kaleidoscope interior inside this work of art.

Adria Palace

Budapest, Hungary

Adria Palace

This building has survived for more than a century and remains virtually untouched.

Atumashi Monastery

Mandalay, Myanmar

Atumashi Monastery

This Buddhist monastery once housed an image of Buddha containing a 19-carat diamond.

Rocca Sforzesca 2

Rocca Sforzesca

This castle was once the home of one of the most powerful women of the Renaissance.

Olomouc, Czechia

Mausoleum of Yugoslav Soldiers

This almost a century old piece of architecture had been overlooked by most, except for the drunk and the homeless

Mya Thein Tan Pagoda

Min Kun, Myanmar

Mya Thein Tan Pagoda

This magnificent white pagoda was constructed to resemble a sacred Buddhist mountain.

Qshla Koya

Koysinjaq, Iraq

Qshla Koya

Qshla Koya is an Ottoman fortress located on a hillock in the central quarter of Koya.

Olson House

Olson House

If a visit to this farmhouse feels as if you are stepping into an artistic masterpiece, you’d be right.

Cleft Ridge Span

Brooklyn, New York

Cleft Ridge Span

This elaborate tunnel is the first structure composed of cast concrete in the United States.

Nymphaeum of Egeria

Nymphaeum of Egeria

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

Rocca di Pierle

Rocca di Pierle

The eerie ruins of this feudal fortress witnessed the execution of 60 conspirators in 1387.

Elkhorn Arch

World's Largest Elkhorn Arch

This town is home to the world’s largest arch constructed entirely of elk antlers.

Hermitage Castle

Hermitage, Scotland

Hermitage Castle

This castle resides in a valley known for immense bloodshed during the Middle Ages.

Crooked Slide Park

Barry's Bay, Ontario

Crooked Slide Park

Inside this park, an engineering marvel from the early 20th-century still stands.

Shrine of Hercules Curinus

Shrine of Hercules Curinus

The ruins of this temple were later chosen by Pope Celestine V to found an abbey and a hermitage.