Towers

This tower is all that remains of a once-famed chapel.

This clock tower is all that remains of Bird Hall, constructed by one of the founding families of this Massachusetts town.

This centuries-old tower hosts endangered bald ibis mating pairs and looms over a pristine beach.

This iconic clock tower is the largest in the Philippines.

Inside the small garden of two mid-century apartment buildings stands a centuries-old bell tower, separated from its original church and hidden from view.

This enigmatic piece of art is a mnemonic device from the early Renaissance.

A unique, modernist church tower that appears to float above the ground.

A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.

This tranquil park with a spiral viewing tower is an off-the-beaten-path area where renowned people have planted a small grove of trees.

A lighthouse on this West Virginia lake started as a joke, then the forces of nature helped make it a reality.

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.