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Ruins

Concrete Industry Ruin - no longer standing

Millville, New Jersey

Fries Mill Ruins

The remains of an old sawmill, gristmill and the surrounding industry dating back to the 18th century.

Admiring trees in Sequoia National Park, California.

20 Hidden Spots Inside America’s National Parks and Forests

Celebrate over a century of national parks by exploring these secret places.

Molly McBride Jacobson May 8, 2025

The Rare Stone Whose Markings Resemble City Skylines

"Ruin marble" contains tiny worlds.

Eric Grundhauser August 25, 2016

The Old Mill of Vernon

The Old Mill of Vernon

A quaint medieval millhouse hovers surprisingly above the waters of the Seine.

Part of abandoned historic downtown Cairo, Illinois.

Cairo, Illinois

Abandoned Town of Cairo, Illinois

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

Walls of the old St. Anthony's church being eaten by sand dunes

Saint Anthony’s Church and Cemetery

The ruins of this old church are slowing sinking into the sand.

Original stairs in the ruins, July 2016

Boston, Massachusetts

Franklin Park's Overlook Shelter Ruins

The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.

The sword in the stone.

Chiusdino, Italy

The Sword in the Stone at Montesiepi Chapel

This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.

Defensive wall, great example of Mughal-era architecture

Edaikazhinadu, India

Alamparai Fort

A once-stately trading fort is now a ruin slowly being consumed by the sea.

Dunluce Castle

Bushmills, Northern Ireland

Dunluce Castle

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

Prypiat, Ukraine

Abandoned City of Prypiat

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

Cairndhu was officially opened as a convalescent hospital in 1950. It now lies derelict and a campaign is ongoing to try to save it.

Ballygalley, Northern Ireland

Cairndhu House

The ruins of a once-grand mansion in Northern Ireland are now thought to be haunted.

A 1965 stamp depicting cosmonaut Alexey Leonov on the first space walk.

A Whirlwind Tour of Space Race Relics

Places left behind by Americans and Soviets in the race to the stars.

Molly McBride Jacobson August 12, 2016

Village as seen from the road

Sigüés, Spain

Abandoned Village of Esco

A Franco-era dam flooded (almost) everyone out of this centuries-old Aragonese town.

Ruins of the temple of Veii, reconstructed.

Veii

Rome's ancient Etruscan rival, now a park full of ruins.

Big Sur, California

McWay Falls and Waterfall House Ruins

This Big Sur waterfall drops 80 feet directly into the Pacific Ocean, and inspired the hillside house up top.

The Olympic podium was used for executions during the war.

Where to See the Ruined Remains of Olympic Infrastructure

The relics of past Games, overrun by nature.

Meg Neal August 1, 2016

The Largo Party House.

Sofia, Bulgaria

The Largo

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.