Madrid, Spain
Museo de América
This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.
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Madrid, Spain
This fascinating and poignant museum chronicles every imaginable aspect of Spanish colonialism in the Americas.
Hunstanton, England
All that remains of the fishing-vessel-turned-warship is its weathered hull.
Spalding, England
"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.
Wisbech, England
Peek inside restored planes at this off-the-beaten-path collection of aviation archaeology.
King's Lynn, England
This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.
Derby, England
This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.
Tucson, Arizona
Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.
Tucson, Arizona
One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.
Cheltenham, England
Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.
Talasea, Papua New Guinea
Two World War II aircraft lie within the jungle around this abandoned runway.
Slagelse Municipality, Denmark
A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Looking like nothing more than a cartoon deserted island, this tiny sandbar is home only to a single umbrella.
Bremen, Germany
Constructed by forced laborers, this submarine pen is now a museum and war memorial.
Marshall Islands
A war relic that has sat undisturbed since it crash-landed near Arno Atoll.
Marshall Islands
An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.
Micronesia
Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.
Papantla, Mexico
The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.
Nanwei, Micronesia
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
London, England
A tiny replica of the iconic London landmark hides on the side of the steel structure.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.
Frankfurt, Germany
The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.
Uxbridge, England
Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.
Ashwell, England
Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”
Aldbury, England
A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.