Santa Venere, Italy
Temple of Hera II
Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.
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Santa Venere, Italy
Also known as the Temple of Poseidon, this is one of the best-preserved Greek temples in the world.
Muraglione, Italy
Ride a boat through this magnificent underground world, which now doubles as a theater.
Paestum, Italy
The only visible remains of this ancient Greek underground temple is its roof protruding from the earth.
Simferopol, Ukraine
The ancient ruins of an extinguished city amidst the bustle of a modern one.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Nafplio, Greece
A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.
Nafplio, Greece
This building was once the most magnificent mansion in Nafplio.
Arkadiko, Greece
Built by the Ancient Greeks, this chariot bridge is still in use today.
Spetses, Greece
Overlooking the harbor is a beautiful neglected mansion guarded by two Egyptian sphinxes.
Stomoplo, Bulgaria
Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.
Akhali Atoni, Georgia
The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.
Khostinskiy, Russia
An abandoned mansion is now a haven for urban explorers.
Malbork, Poland
This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.
Traverse City, Michigan
An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.
Rothsay, Minnesota
The statue honors the booming birds Rothsay, Minnesota, is famous for.
Zhuhai Shi, China
This aquarium has almost as many world records as it does fish.
Arnavutköy, Turkey
This airport also offers travelers the chance to view thousands of years of Turkish history.
Yangjiang, China
Inside this museum is an ongoing excavation of an ancient shipwreck.
Sochi, Russia
These limestone cliffs are associated with the Greek myth of Prometheus.
Foxton, England
The longest and steepest staircase locks in the United Kingdom.
Bigfork, Montana
A once celebrated industrial wonder now lurks in a quiet corner of Flathead Lake.
Russia
One of the most popular attractions in the small resort town of Kabardinka.
Famagusta, Cyprus
A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.
Hastings, England
This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.