Pyramids

This pyramid in southern Sweden houses the remains of an eccentric nobleman, who spent his life doing whatever he felt like doing.

An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.

These delicate sand pyramids look like naturally occurring gothic spires.

These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.

The remains of what was the most important religious complex in coastal Peru for over a millennium.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

It might not be the prettiest pyramid in Egypt, but it may be the muddiest.

This staircase full of Mayan hieroglyphics is perhaps the largest single text in the world.

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

One lonely, modern pyramid has gone from corporate think tank to deserted boondoggle.

High atop a Mexican rainforest mountain, this ancient pyramid once drew pilgrims countries away.

An Albanian monument to the Communism that nearly crushed the country is now a crumbling wreck.

This Italian pyramid is said to hold the mingled remains of the dead from both sides of the Battle of Novara.

The jewel of western Mexico's archaeological legacy is this tiered circular pyramid now covered in grass.