Ruins

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Along the Palisades skyline are the ruins of a large mansion built in 1911 and demolished in the 1930s.

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

The ruins of the suspension bridge hang over Kingsbury Run as a ghost of racial prejudice.

The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.

On a dusty county road sit the ruins of a ghost town's abandoned church.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Ruins of a former government building destroyed during the Georgian-Abkhaz war in the wake of the fall of the Soviet Union.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.

Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.

These steeply terraced ruins are a stop along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

An ancient Roman theatre restored to its former glory in the Spanish city of Cartegena.

The shell of a medieval fortress offers commanding views of the area it once protected.

Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.