An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.

The abandoned bathhouse is all that remains of the hot springs considered Florida's original tourist attraction.

This abandoned bridge is now a favorite haunt for graffiti artists.

Florida's first suspension bridge.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

The strip club's VIP lounge is actually a rare repurposed Futuro House.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

A 1970s resort city now stands abandoned, caught in the middle of a divided island.

The world's largest frame offers spectacular views of the city's past and present.

The oldest surviving mosque in the UAE has mysterious origins and unusual architecture.

Planned as the world’s first zero-carbon city, it had lofty ideals—but is only 5 percent completed and aiming for 50 percent carbon-neutral.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

The largest salt lake in the Sahara is mysteriously alluring.

Some believe this abandoned Brutalist masterpiece inspired George Lucas's Sandcrawler.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.

Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.