This haunting ghost ship stands beached in the waters off the coast of the Falkland Islands.

One of America's oldest Antarctic research bases is abandoned but still just waiting for visiting explorers.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

With its vaulted ceiling and gilded details, this University of Washington library would feel right at home inside an old palace.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

The longest and widest floating bridge in the world.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.

An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

A community gathering place that once housed half-ton tanks and the World's Fair.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

These gigantic skeletons tower over visitors and provide insight into the creatures that once ruled over Ireland.

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

This gold-winged spire celebrates the first true flight around the world.