The bodies of some early polar pioneers are still buried beneath the harsh snows of the Antarctic.

The Emperor Tiberius' palace of debauchery.

The West's first incursion into the Afghan world lies buried beneath a military base.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

Ozymandias’ time-keeping temple.

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This former monument to an invented Iraqi victory was turned into a military camp during the subsequent invasion.

What was once supposed to be the symbol of a shining Afghan future is now a bombed-out ruin.

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

This abandoned coliseum was intended to be a grand Nazi rallying ground before it was halted at the end of the war.

London's Victorian Tower of Babel.

One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.