Naples, Italy
Bourbon Tunnel
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
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Naples, Italy
Dug as a secret royal escape route, the tunnel became a wartime bomb shelter and dumping ground for vintage cars.
Naples, Italy
A labyrinth of ancient tunnels hidden below the city holds the ruins of 2,500 years of history.
Naours, France
A centuries-old complex of hand-dug stone chambers has sheltered locals in times of trouble.
Baguio, Philippines
Some locals believe the fabled lost gold of General Yamashida is hiding somewhere beneath the city.
Kuala Klawang, Malaysia
The remains of this RAF plane and its crew were lost for decades, nearly engulfed by the Malaysian jungle.
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea
This volcanically volatile island town is home to an abandoned series of tunnels left by the Japanese during WWII.
Gdynia, Poland
A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.
Shlisselburg, Russia
An abandoned 14th-century castle and prison complex on a small island in the Neva River.
Newport, Wales
The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.
Blaenavon, Wales
This former Welsh metal factory is now a lovely abandoned relic but was once one of the industry's world leaders.
Bavay, France
These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.
London, England
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
Caerleon, Wales
This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.
Xanten, Germany
These tenacious 14th-century towers defied demolition and are now a fairytale vacation rental.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.
Kharkhorin, Mongolia
History, geography, and shamanism meet in this eye-catching monument to the greatness of three empires.
Borgholm, Sweden
Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.
London, England
A network of concealed passageways lies within a busy London Underground station.
Shirakawa-mura, Japan
This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.
Nukus, Uzbekistan
The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.
Dublin, Ireland
The enchanting archway is the only surviving portal into Dublin’s lost medieval wall.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.
Xiva, Uzbekistan
Ancient barriers wrap around what was once an important stop along the Silk Road.
Kodiyat, India
This magical place built as an astronomical center starred as a James Bond villain's lair.