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One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

The deepest hole drilled in the name of science, where evidence of Precambrian life was found.

A collection of old steam and diesel locomotives sitting in a fenced-off garden.

Veryovkina Cave is more than 1.3 miles deep—the deepest known in the world.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.

More than five miles of underground passageways.

Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.

Mile-long cave system near Great Smoky Mountains.

Hiding behind a grocery store is a spectacular cavern carved as part of an old limestone quarry.

Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.

Its unique collection details the history of the state's svelte railroads.

Walk the same tracks that once ferried Gilded Age aristocrats to their vacation destinations.

The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

What was once an underground Nazi city is now Europe's largest bat reserve.

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.

A miniature train-ride through Slovenia's largest cave system.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.