Towers

A mid-14th-century tower that served as a prison for Spanish nobles.

An asymmetrically spiraling tower perched on top of a protected mountain.

On the grounds of the famous Qutab Minar lies another unfinished tower meant to be twice as tall.

This five-story sentinel is the sole surviving semaphore tower in Britain.

Legend speaks of a banished noblewoman allegedly walled inside this little tower.

Off a back road near Waterville Valley, one can find a castle turret built by an eccentric reverend over 100 years ago.

The ruins of a significant 16th-century building once appeared in a 1969 film.

Trek up to an abandoned fire lookout from the 1930s for an unimpeded view.

The U.S. Air Force commissioned this tower during the Korean War to watch the sky for enemy aircraft.

This little visited park is a treasure trove of ancient Roman ruins.

Japan’s only surviving winding tower.

“Ireland’s only inland lighthouse” is not actually a lighthouse at all.

The bright-orange, crane-shaped tower offers panoramic views and showcases the city’s maritime identity.

This bellfry was once said to be the Devil’s lair—or perhaps the home of a mischievous gnome?

Built in 1890, this is the last remaining wooden fire bell tower in the United States.

This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.

A medieval tower, dating back to the 12th century, lingers in the Roman countryside.

Scale the heights of this 100-foot play space shaped like a ferocious dragon.