Ruins

Rock-hewn monastery complex with hundreds of cave structures tucked away into the mountainside.

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.

Destroyed Serbian army headquarters sits half crumbled in a largely revitalized Belgrade.

From Ancient Rome to WWII, Neupfarrplatz has over 2,000 years of history underneath its main square.

This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.

What was once supposed to be the symbol of a shining Afghan future is now a bombed-out ruin.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.

A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.

Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.

Celebrated as a center of civilization, the remains of the ancient city have been nearly destroyed by greed, egoism, and war.

Secret Manor, a house full of legends, the least of which is the haunting of long-deceased ladies of pleasure.

A two thousand year old brothel uncovered in Northern Greece.

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

From scholastic to sepulchral - now under reconstruction.

Beijing's version of Disneyland, completely abandoned, mostly destroyed.