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Podcast: Great Zimbabwe

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team January 19, 2022

Germantown, Maryland

Waters Mill Ruins

The ruins of an old mill lie in a small ravine along a hiking trail near Little Seneca Creek.

Borgo Amerigo Fazio

A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.

Nairn, Scotland

Rait Castle

In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.

Saint-Anicet, Québec

Rivière-La Guerre Presbyterian Church

The roofless ruins of a church surrounded by acres of bucolic farmland.

The Volunteers Protecting Britain's Medieval Churches

Inevitable decay and sudden explosions are just two of the threats to the centuries-old buildings.

Victoria Stapley-Brown January 3, 2022

Margaliot, Israel

Hunin Castle

Crusader ruin with views over South Lebanon.

Killeany, Ireland

Teampall Bheanáin

A diminutive, thousand-year-old church believed to be the smallest in Ireland.

Tenango del Valle, Mexico

Teotenango

The archeological ruins of the ancient fortified city of the mysterious Teotenanca civilization.

Temple of Artemis Agrotera

The only ancient site that remains on the south bank of the sacred Ilissos river.

Fort George

An 18th-century fort in the business district of Mumbai.

Ramparts of Beaune

These ramparts, once lined with towers, were constructed in defense of Beaune.

Ambleside, England

Ambleside Roman Fort

This beautifully situated lakeside Roman settlement was likely built during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.

Chapayal, Belize

Caracol

This massive Maya archaeological site is home to the tallest man-made structure in Belize.

Germantown, Maryland

Ruins of Clopper Mill

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

St Hilary's Chapel

This tower is all that remains of a once-famed chapel.

El Castillo de Hierro (The Iron Castle of Pruna)

This remote location of this Moorish stronghold means it doesn’t attract many tourists—and that it still has the aura of fear and bravery of the 1300s.

Barbar, Bahrain

Barbar Temple

This archaeological site boasts temple ruins that date back 5,000 years to the Dilmun culture, an may have been described in the tale of Gilgamesh's search for immortality.