Ruins

This memorial cross along a roadside in Old Goa, India marks the spot of once bustling, but long-gone community.

The ruins of the oldest artificial island in Japan, still used for mooring today at 800 years old.

Once a thriving Greek port, now a windswept ruin lost to time.

Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.

Near Dresden, a scenic medieval castle ruin offers atmospheric views, educational ties to forestry, and a glimpse into Saxony’s past.

The ruins of a significant 16th-century building once appeared in a 1969 film.

A Roman water tunnel still flows 2,000 years on.

These crumbling monastery ruins inspired a master of German Romanticism.

A river hides a charming medieval bridge.

This archaeological site features an early version of today’s refrigerators.

The remains of a notorious mental institution that became known for its structural design failures and experiments carried out on patients.

The ruins of a village destroyed by a 22-day flood.

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

These ancient ruins include a stadium dating back to 400 BC.

A lost World War II military camp and post-war suburb swallowed by the woods.

Only the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.

An ancient aqueduct tells the story of Sardinia's ancient Roman past.