Ruins are life no more. However in ages gone by these now crumbling structures were full of life. Let your imagination take you to places of long ago by adding ruins to your travel itinerary.
On this page you’ll find castles, abbeys, ancient civilizations and colonies, all in ruin. Seemingly dead yet somehow retaining the life that once was.
Intrigued by the ghosts of the past?
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pro tip: how can you find ruined structures of your own? Where I live you can take a drive through the country where you’ll find old crumbling structures. You probably won’t find them on the map but on google maps they do list old ruins that are listed as attractions. Pull up google maps, zoom in on your destination and look for teal markers with the castle? chess piece? symbol. (what exactly is that?)
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