Colorado Springs, Colorado
Cheyenne Mountain Complex
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Warrenton, Virginia
This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.
Brighton, England
This tunnel entrance is built to resemble a grand castle but no one is quite sure why.
Caprarola, Italy
A lavish 16th-century mansion filled with spectacular staircases, fantastic frescoes, and gorgeous gardens.
Terracina, Italy
A Roman temple perched over an Italian town, forgotten several times over.
Cittadella, Italy
Featuring the last fully walkable parapet walkway in Europe.
Porto Tolle, Italy
The chimney of a shuttered power station in the Po Delta is the second-tallest structure in Italy.
Florence, Italy
An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.
Gallicano nel Lazio, Italy
A colossal aqueduct from the second century B.C., deeply hidden in a gorge on the outskirts of Rome.
Imola, Italy
An intact, still operating pharmacy from the 18th-century filled with numerous artifacts and paintings.
Atrani, Italy
This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.
Portici, Italy
The first Italian factory to produce locomotives is now a marvelous museum.
Fiumefreddo Bruzio, Italy
The ruins of this medieval castle now stand as a monument against all wars.
Trieste, Italy
This historic floating crane became an unlikely symbol of the port of Trieste.
Rome, Italy
Hidden within this iconic mountain are a set of World War II bunkers once used by German forces.
Ayr, Scotland
Wonderfully preserved Victorian factory, complete with a preserved steam powered engine house.
Sussex, England
The elegant structure of this 19th century railroad bridge creates an illusion of infinity.
Alnwick, England
This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Alnwick, England
This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.
Abergele, Wales
After years of slow decline, a derelict Gothic castle is now being restored to life.
Ponsanooth, England
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
Invergordon, Scotland
This abandoned oil depot produces world's longest echo in a manmade structure.
Harrogate, England
Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.