Mexico City, Mexico
Skull Rack of the Great Temple
A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.
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Mexico City, Mexico
A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.
Inyo County, California
A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.
Tula, Mexico
These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.
Southampton, England
The rusting relics of Southampton's former luxurious flying boat industry.
Southampton, England
The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.
Southampton, England
A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.
London, England
This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.
Warwick, England
A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.
Kenilworth, England
This ruined medieval castle was the scene of Lord Robert Dudley’s seductive reception for Queen Elizabeth I.
Innichen, Italy
Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.
Dolgarrog, Wales
The worst flood disaster in Welsh history might have been a lot worse if it had not happened on movie night.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota
A riverside park built around the ruins of a massive dam that collapsed in 1909.
Tramonti di sotto, Italy
This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.
Naxos, Greece
This ancient statue of Dionysus lies unfinished and abandoned in one of Greece's oldest quarries.
Falkland Islands
This remote stretch of sand is a penguin lover's paradise.
Athens, Greece
This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.
Birmingham, England
This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."
Almuñécar, Spain
The extensive relics of an ancient Roman and Phoenician fish processing plant hide in a town park.
Alnwick, England
This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Galway, Ireland
A strange egg in a mucky bog of western Ireland marks the spot of an aviation milestone.
Galway, Ireland
A remarkably intact castle that once was the largest in Ireland.
Galway, Ireland
The world of the ancient Celtic civilization explained through a bewitching 11 acre garden.
Inishmaan, Ireland
Certain traditions prevail on the least-visited island of the Aran Islands.
Inisheer, Ireland
These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.