Towers

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

The eyes and ears of this tower keep watch over Malta’s Grand Harbor.

This legendary clock tower has dominated Kathmandu’s skyline since it was built in 1894.

An elaborate Roman funerary monument dedicated to the family of Scipio.

The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.

An adorable intake tower with a “witch hat” stands in the Edo River.

For a moment, you could think there are two identical communication towers in a row, but one of them is made out of PVC.

The fire tower along this steep, scenic hiking trail offers the best views of Maine’s Moosehead Lake.

This tower is one of the best-preserved (and least-visited) remnants of medieval Paris.

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

This striking clock tower was once part of the Singer sewing machine factory.

For centuries, this hill along the Polish coast has been used as a lookout—and the rumored home of pirate treasure.

An attack on this gunpowder depot led to the start of the Philippine Revolution.

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen's airship docked here before leading the first-ever flight over the North Pole.

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.

A small tower where a philosopher once speculated on human nature and morality.

For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.