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These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.

One of the oldest remaining Catholic churches in England is home to the hand of a 7th-century saint.

Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.

An unfinished rail tunnel that has since been used to house cheese and bats.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

Legend has it the mill owner's daughter, Mary Musgrove, helped a Patriot soldier hide behind these falls.

Charleston's historic city jail once held everyone from pirates to Civil War POWs.

A Christian-themed amusement park and complex rocked by scandals.

The ruins of an early 1900s neo-Baroque mansion sit nestled in a local park in the Hungarian plains.

The ruinous former neo-classical mansion was built for Thomas Fraser of Strichen.

The crumbling ruins of an old stone mansion sit atop a hill in the middle of Pune.

Tour the oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.

The ruins of this once-grand mansion are linked to one of the country’s most popular clothing brands.

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

This memorial garden is the final resting place of many beloved pets including that of a famous explorer.

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.

Pay your respects to a country that only existed for a few weeks.

This small museum inside a larger sports complex honors the first Native American to win an Olympic gold medal for the U.S., and his life of achievement and struggle.

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.