Ruins

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

These crumbling Latvian forts make for some haunting seaside ruins.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

The ruins of a Florida miracle spring resort make it seem like a wonder that this was ever a health spa.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

The ruins of a once massive plantation are now a private residence hidden in the Florida wilderness.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

The ancient ruins of an extinguished city amidst the bustle of a modern one.

This ancient city—home to nine civilizations—is soon to be buried under 200 feet of water.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.

The largest hewn stone in history.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.