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The remains of a medieval wall discovered in the basement of a jewelry store.

One man's quest to fix his toilet unearthed over 5,000 artifacts spanning more than 2,000 years of history.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

The construction of a tram line unveiled hidden remnants of the old medieval city.

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

Once standing on solid ground, this slender beacon is a victim of the very shoreline it was charged with announcing.

This dizzying tower was built to better broadcast the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.

This ancient Silk Road outpost overlooking the Wakhan Valley is miraculously still standing.

The ruins of an ancient temple to the Aztec wind god discovered in the middle of a metro station.

One of the world's largest pyramids stands within El Mirador, the "lost city of the Maya."

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.

This quiet island in the middle of a bustling city is actually a volcano dotted with Māori ruins.

These enigmatic ruins continue to vex archaeologists.

The remains of an ancient Roman city are hidden underneath Bologna's beautiful public library.

This ghost town houses the remains of Alabama's old state capital.

The verdant mossy ruins of a Franciscan monastery lie in the remote Sintra hills awaiting exploration.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

An extraordinary mix of Phoenician, Roman, early Christian, and Byzantine ruins beautifully set overlooking the Mediterranean.

The picturesque remains of an abandoned silver mine slope down to Tagish Lake in the Yukon.

This Bronze Age burial mound used to be called "Robin Hood’s Piss-Pot" until it was renamed by spoilsport Victorians.