Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.

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

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

148 feet long and in the middle of a verdant forest.

This medieval hilltop village was abandoned at the end of the 19th century, after existing for more than 500 years.

This former lifeboat house now used by a funeral service was the site of a 19th-century boating tragedy.

Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

Constructed during the 7th century this is one of the oldest largely intact Christian churches in England.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

This national park dedicated to the tallgrass prairie ecosystem still displays its military past.

Once the legendary capital of the Dacian Kingdom, this city has been reduced to mere ruins.

The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.

This domed temple was built in a hidden cave mouth as a refuge for sinners seeking absolution.

These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.

The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.

One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.

This ancient Visigothic church might hide an ancient treasure.