Ruins

The legend associated with these ruins understates the splendor of the mansion that once stood here.

The remains of an ancient settlement in one of the oldest archeological sites in South America.

The ruins of this Dutch castle sit atop a labyrinth of once-secret tunnels and passageways, dating back over 900 years.

All that remains of a magnate's dream home is a historic gate and an abandoned public pool.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

In the heart of Brigham Young's promised land sits a festering plot of industrial ruin that has been claimed by society's outcasts.

What looks like a link in Gondor's early warning system is actually a centuries-old Italian fortress.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.

This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

A Bronze age settlement on the Greek island of Santorini might have been the inspiration for Plato's Atlantis.

Bits of architecture from a town destroyed in World War I now decorate this hotel garden.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

The haunting concrete remains of a Nazi pebble crusher can still be found in this small French commune.

This lost city belongs to one of the earliest civilizations in the world.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.