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This smaller cousin of the Forbidden City has gone from ancestral sacrifice to tourist's whispers.

One of Scotland's most important modern structures, it just made the '100 Most Endangered Sites' list.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

This stately estate house features a tower covered in a bright, modern mural.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

This castle was established by the 4th Duke of Montrose and is connected to the Buchanan Clan.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

One of the largest Roman settlements in Portugal.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A full figure 4th century incorruptible saint lies in a glass coffin in Croatia.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

The final resting place for the remains of 143 Habsburg royalty.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

Macabre museum devoted to historical Viennese murders.

Former WWI oil tanker played a variety of roles in history, its tantalizing rum-flavored scent being the only constant.