Ruins

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

The ruins of a failed dam that was built over land later described as a "sponge."

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.

One of the major cities of Late Roman provinces, now in ruins of small scale.

Hidden among Rawalpindi’s modern buildings are the remains of dilapidated Hindu temples.

An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.

These medieval wooden bridge pillars appeared out of nowhere in the aftermath of a huge earthquake.

One of the best examples of a Byzantine period monument in Albania.

An isolated early 20th-century gold mine in the remote Pine Forest Range contains much preserved equipment.

The only remaining section of an aqueduct that used to supply water to Manila during the Spanish occupation.

An abandoned sanatorium building from the early 20th century sits in the forest of the Rila mountains.

The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.

One of the youngest whisky distilleries in Scotland may also be the country’s oldest.

A mining camp built around an unexpected occurrence of silver.

In an Emirati park near the Omani border, a reconstructed Bronze Age tomb with impressive reliefs.

One of Malta’s most popular beaches features a seemingly out-of-place statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.