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This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

An abandoned Byzantine fortress and notorious prison.

The surviving pieces of an ancient aqueduct that may have fed into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

This huge abandoned fortress hidden inside a mountain holds a world of subterranean secrets.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

Large, airy hallways hide within an impenetrable fortress that beckons urban explorers.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.

An important pilgrimage site for pagans and early Christians, named for a Celtic goddess-turned-saint.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

The art museum is decorated with creatively remodeled pre-Nazi swastikas.

The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.

Ireland's only German military cemetery holds the remains of a spy who was moved there under the cover of darkness.

Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.

The medieval network of canals hidden underneath the city is opened to explorers each year.