Barboursville, Virginia
Barboursville Ruins
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
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Barboursville, Virginia
The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
Bratislava, Slovakia
A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.
Bled, Slovenia
This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Prague, Czechia
A bust of Franz Kafka spins in pieces, reflecting the writer's inner torment.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Wytheville, Virginia
A 100-foot metal tower and swinging bridge that provides stunning views of mountains in five states.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.
Vyshhorods'kyi district, Ukraine
Marvel at the excessive luxury of the ousted Ukrainian president's former estate.
Lisbon, Portugal
In addition to showing films, this one-screen arthouse cinema from the late 1940s is a museum of old film equipment.
Lisbon, Portugal
After the owner of this Art Nouveau home died, it was turned into a museum displaying a lifetime dedicated to art.
Colares, Portugal
One Portuguese poet described this cape, the westernmost point in mainland Europe, as "where the land ends and the sea begins."
Lisbon, Portugal
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Évora, Portugal
A 16th century chapel decorated with bones, skulls, and entire bodies hanging from the wall.
Lisbon, Portugal
Tucked away inside this concrete building is a church and its grand display of brutalist architecture.
Cleveland, Ohio
Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.
Charlottesville, Virginia
An abandoned textile mill that is now home to art and concerts.