The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

This Central New York ghost town was once a prosperous railroad community.

Three acres of mythology-inspired sculptures are visible from the highway.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

The quarry was abandoned over 100 years ago, after a massive ammunition explosion ended in tragedy.

Buffalo's abandoned concrete grain elevators are getting a second life.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

The oldest remaining authentic Putt-Putt course that Donald Clayton created in Ohio.

A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in rural Ohio.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.

These sub-farmland caves are home to a majestic stalactite known as the "Crystal King."

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

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