Zaña, Peru
The Not-So-Abandoned Town of Zaña
After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.
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Zaña, Peru
After an epic flood washed away its enslavers, this city has been part ghost town, part cultural wildcard for the past three centuries.
Peru
Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Urubamba, Peru
This is why we can't have nice things on the Incan Trail.
Nazca, Peru
These overlooked ruins give an intimate look at the Inca Empire's urban planning prowess.
Salisbury, England
This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.
Namibia
Ten shipwreck-shaped chalets lie along the sand dunes on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast.
Kunene Region, Namibia
Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.
Gadamis, Libya
A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.
Ston, Croatia
Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.
Atrani, Italy
This seaside Italian village doesn't just look Escher-esque, it actually inspired the mind-bending artist.
Province of Salerno, Italy
Amalfi's pre-industrial history is slowly being engulfed by the lush vegetation of the Ferriere Valley.
Willow Grove, Nevada
It bustled briefly in the late 1860s, but little is now left at this stage stop on the Hamilton/Pioche Stage and Freight Road
Agadez, Niger
The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.
Maldon, England
This statue commemorates one of medieval England’s most courageous heroes.
Tonopah, Nevada
In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
La Junta, Colorado
Once a lonely sentinel on the edge of the Great Plains, this rebuilt trading fort offers a glimpse of life on the Santa Fe Trail.
St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
Key West, Florida
These large-scale reproductions of Mario Sanchez’s colorful pictures and murals feel like a walk around a small movie set, and also lead you down an imaginary “street” of past decades.
Terlingua, Texas
Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.
Jaipur, India
The world's second-largest sundial, made entirely out of stone.
San Francisco, California
A modern mechanical planetary system, part of a 10,000 year clock.
Franeker, Netherlands
Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.
Monreith, Scotland
A 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort offers stunning ocean views.