Towers

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

Backwards hour and minute hands and a timing mechanism that fluctuates with the temperature led to this clock tower's local nickname.

This former fire tower is now a rustic observatory that offers amazing views of eagles, hawks, and the Appalachian Mountains.

A 60-foot-tall tower provides unparalleled views of the southern Green Mountains.

This enigmatic Roman tower lurks just outside Belmonte.

One of the highest points in Bexar county offers birdseye views of San Antonio and a four-story stone tower.

In a tower at this centuries-old castle, members of a noble family were imprisoned and left to starve.

An 18th-century viewpoint across the surrounding highlands.

This seaside pine grove features an exclusive watchtower that presents amazing views.

A medieval tower with a suspended iron cage used as an open-air jail for criminals who were exposed as a warning.

This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.

A giant bird sits atop a tower at one of the largest shopping centers in Brazil.

The smaller of the three towers of San Marino is a former prison inaccessible from the ground level.

A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.

This tower is all that remains from a medieval fortress.