Isle of Skye, Scotland
Caisteal Maol
This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.
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Isle of Skye, Scotland
This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.
Essex, England
This crumbling coast and its teetering tower are literally filled with history, but they are also at great risk of becoming history themselves.
Jaywick, England
Visit the remains of a 19th-century defensive fort on the British coast.
Bradwell-on-Sea, England
Constructed during the 7th century this is one of the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England.
Stansted, England
This reconstructed Norman castle is the world's most accurate, from location to livestock.
Canterbury, England
This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
San Vito, Italy
Once one of the largest sites of silver deposits in Italy.
Boltaşlı, Cyprus
This abandoned church was the site of one of the biggest art heists of the past decades.
Dipkarpaz, Cyprus
The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.
Myrtou, Cyprus
The eccentric midcentury home of a suspected mafia gun-runner.
Karaman, Cyprus
The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.
Omodos, Cyprus
This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.
Kuşadası, Turkey
This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.
Lakki, Greece
This Greek cinema was architecturally inspired by Mussolini's vision of a fascist Mediterranean utopia.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Nafplio, Greece
This building served as the first customs house in modern Greece.
Argolis, Greece
This legendary city has been a tourist attraction for centuries.
Isthmia, Greece
A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.
Santa Margalida, Spain
The largest prehistoric cemetery on the Balearic Islands dates back over 2,500 years.
Alaior, Spain
This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.
Palma, Spain
This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.
Lítla Dímun, Faroe Islands
This isolated island is often capped by its own fluffy cloud.
Gadoni, Italy
Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.
Santana, Portugal
These small, triangular, colorful houses are a staple of Madeira Island.