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The abandoned ruins of a failed resort hide on this verdant, picture-perfect island.

This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.

A fascinating assortment of cave dwellings, medieval ruins, and sarcophagi are being devoured by the forest.

The smallest port in France is named after the pirate who created it.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

The ruins of this medieval castle on a foggy hill tell the story of a once-mighty empire.

This precariously perched fortress was once ruled by a crow-worshipping baron.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

One of the most well-preserved castles in Italy also contains a rare medieval example of a port fortification.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.

The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

Named for the biblical warrior, the largest castle in Israel actually dates to the Middle Ages.

This reconstructed ancient fort was home to one of the few horse training rings in the Roman Empire.

The ruins of this medieval tower are destined to crumble into the sea.

A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.

This medieval citadel once guarded the western entrance of the Pamir Highway.

An ancient iron pillar in Delhi that seems to be rustproof.

The former Willingdon Airport started operations in 1929, in India's capital, Delhi. Now, it's used for maintenance runs and helicopter rides.

This ruined relic of the medieval city of Jahanpanah is a quiet oasis in the middle of New Delhi.

The castle was reconstructed to fit Kaiser Wilhelm II's romanticized vision of the Middle Ages.