Towers

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.

A 30-foot-tall goat tower in central Illinois is home to a herd of Swiss ungulates.

The largest Victorian water tower in Britain.

This 25-foot tall clock tower commemorates the start of one of America's foremost shopping districts and the end of the historic Palm Beach Pier.

Locally known as the "Onion” and the "Egg Beater,” Casper’s most recognizable buildings are beloved local landmarks to many, and eyesores to others.

This 19th-century church is famous for its iconic 130-foot tall bell tower with eight bells.

A doorless and windowless folly in England that evokes curiosity over its mysterious origins.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

This was once the largest four-sided clock in the world (yes, even bigger than Big Ben).

This observation tower is one of two of its kind that still exist in the United Kingdom.