Lacoste, France
Château de Lacoste
The castle where the Marquis de Sade lived out his darkest fantasies.
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Lacoste, France
The castle where the Marquis de Sade lived out his darkest fantasies.
Bodiam, England
A beautiful ruin of a 14th-century Plantagenet castle built by a medieval mercenary.
Portsoy, Scotland
These ruins are a hidden gem, complete with fantastic views over the cliff edge.
Bonampak, Mexico
Three small rooms in the jungle house the most elaborate and intact murals of the Mayan world.
Cancún, Mexico
A small collection of iguana-infested ruins hides amid Cancún's bustling hotel zone.
Mexico
The Acropolis of this little-visited Mayan archaeological site offers great views of Chiapas’s Lake District.
Kharkov, Armenia
The observation point offers spectacular views of the ruins of an ancient Armenian capital.
Lympne, England
The ruins of a Roman fort lie in the shadows of an imposing medieval castle.
Copacabana, Bolivia
An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.
Tlalnepantla, Mexico
A barbarous band of serpents guard the bases of these Aztec temples.
Corseul, France
Journey through the ruins of this ancient Roman temple dedicated to the god of war.
Athens, Greece
The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.
Athens, Greece
Preserved portions of Athens's ancient defenses are on display in a subterranean parking garage.
Bande, Spain
In Spain, the ruins of a Roman military camp sit along a flooded section of a river.
Villa de Zaachila, Mexico
You can explore the halls of tombs in the abandoned former capital of the Zapotecs.
Palestine
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in the ruins of this ancient monastic community.
San Martín Huamelúlpam, Mexico
At this hillside site that was once home to a Mixtec community, you'll find ruins with a view.
Moelfre, Wales
These haunting ruins belong to an ancient village that once had one hell of a view.
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This neolithic stone grave has been altered and restored so often its now more neo than lithic.
Évora, Portugal
"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.
Finstown, Scotland
Enter the world under the hill at this ancient UK burial chamber.
West Malling, England
A Neolithic burial site built 1,000 years before Stonehenge.
County Donegal, Ireland
You can see three Irish counties from this Neolithic hillside fort, once the seat of the Kingdom of Ailech.