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A private home envelops the ruins of this 13th-century priory.

These imposing walls and towers look more like the ruins of a fortress than a monastery.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.

While only two of the ancient buildings at this site are actually churches this was one of the earliest Irish pilgrimage sites ever.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

This small church is surrounded by a landscape filled with hidden Zapotec ruins.

This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.

A burial vault located under Tiber Island in the middle of the Italian capital.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

A network of hundreds of interconnected wineries in caves hides under the town center.

A tiny church remembers the Polish cavalrymen who charged their way into a Napoleonic victory.

The history of this Moorish castle includes royals, a Mexican-Spanish association, and several attempts at lodging.

Medieval ruins nestled within a breathtaking swath of Spanish nature.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

A remains of a stone shelter are a reminder of "The Worst Journey in the World."

This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.

Marked by the hand of the explorer Henry Morton Stanley.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.

Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.

This historic Canadian jail was once the longest operating prison in the country and is now open for people to incarcerate themselves.

The world's only three-story rotary jail is now a museum to a bizarre trend in prison design.