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This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

A hospital closed seemingly in the middle of operations, leaving behind fodder for horror films and ghost hunters.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

An eerie, derelict amusement park in Berlin.

A mammoth pair of Civil War artillery guns abandoned out in the forest.

Three abandoned missile silos are hiding in plain sight behind a suburban development in Maryland.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

Giant acorn-shaped 19th century gazebo from which suburban Washingtonians gazed upon the original "silver" spring.

Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

Bizarre Cavern.

A local farm's collection of unusual structures from a now defunct storybook amusement park.

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

This lonely waterfront memorial to the men of the Titanic was erected by the "Women of America."

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.