Mantua, Italy
Villa La Favorita
The remains of the last Gonzaga villa, a luxurious palace built in spite of an economic crisis.
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Mantua, Italy
The remains of the last Gonzaga villa, a luxurious palace built in spite of an economic crisis.
Collinsville, California
This cabin once belonged to one of California's original settlers.
Rome, Italy
Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.
Devon, England
This trail follows unique stone railroad tracks and a historic waterway to the south coast of Devon.
Ashton-Sandy Spring, Maryland
Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.
Keld, England
A winding medieval path was used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church.
Heysham, England
These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.
Atlanta, Georgia
One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.
Thorpeness, England
Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
Turvey, England
A 19th century grave house with a unique message formed by the stone supports to the railing around the walls.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Kværndrup, Denmark
Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.
Naumburg, Germany
Is this statue at Naumberg Cathedral the fairest of them all?
San Francisco, California
This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.
Milford, New Hampshire
A New Hampshire grave with a grudge.
Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
The Ridgeway, England
A unique flight of canal locks that owe their form to 19th-century cost-saving measures.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
St. Louis, Missouri
During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.
Alexandria, Virginia
This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
Bordighera, Italy
The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
Marshall, California
Built by the inventor of the radio, this abandoned hotel has housed early radio employees, military men, and a dangerous cult.
White Lake, New York
These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.
Binz, Germany
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.