A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.

Berry Gordy Jr.'s old home was the original headquarters of Motown Record Corporation.

Where the Model T was made and the assembly line was invented.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This abandoned NASA launch site is now a memorial to a trio of astronauts who were killed there.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

Strange beasts lurking in a garden are all that remain of a quirky, short-lived theme park.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

A circus legend leaves an unexpected endowment.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Formerly known as National D-Day Museum, this collection commemorates the battles of Normandy and WWII.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.