The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.

Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.

Ever wanted to can Spam?

These ancient ritual mounds are our best window into the culture of the ancient Mississippians.

A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

Berkeley Hot Springs presents to you "the only outdoor monument to presidential bathing."

A star fort along the C&O Canal in western Maryland that protected America in three wars.

One of the only memorials dedicated to journalists who died in combat.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

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

The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

The first spinning jail built in the United States is the only one that still turns.

The home used in just a few seconds of film that came to define the setting of a hit sitcom.

An abandoned factory along the Mississippi coated by a giant mural.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

Bizarre Cavern.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.