Ruins

The ruins of an ancient stadium that hosted gripping chariot and horse races.

This maximum-security prison was abandoned to make way for a national park.

The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.

The statue's head is one of the few fragments of the original Urakami Cathedral to survive the atomic bomb.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

One of the world's largest automobile junkyards is a unique landscape of metal and moss.

An ancient rogue artist community hidden next to one of the world's most glitzy and glamorous cities.

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

The remains of a century-old mansion that met a fiery demise years after it was deserted.

A mud brick kasbah with a history of lavishness and traitorship.

A reconstructed medieval gateway that was the magnificent entrance to the capital city dating back to 1037.

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.

During WWII the U.S. Navy conducted primitive drone strikes on this Lake Michigan lighthouse.