Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.

Tiring of digging out the door to this church for every service, it was eventually abandoned to the sands.

This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.

Once the future of underwater combat, this old sub is now open for visitors to muck around in.

Hidden well off the beaten path in Catalonia is this crumbling medieval castle that is slowly being covered in graffiti.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

The site where one of the most famous poems of World War I was composed is preserved to honor the legacy of the work.

It might not be as impossible to reach as its name would imply, but just about.

Napoleon's childhood home is now open for people to explore the beginnings of France's short general.

This indiscriminate collection of audio antiques is trying to preserve the history of the audio industry one vintage appliance at a time.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.

The oldest licensed distillery in Ireland.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

The people murdered during a 17th-century Norwegian witch hunt have been honored with a pair of stark, modern installations.

A morbid piece of memorabilia from the most famous shipwreck in current history is just one of the many poignant artifacts in this Canadian museum's collection.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

A beautifully designed asylum was resurrected as a hotel and art center with a ghost story or two.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.