An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Belly up to the bar in Cowtown, don't forget to buy some boots.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The man who wasn't there.

A Texas museum filled with Broncos and Betties.

The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.

One of the best examples of Art Deco architecture in the United States.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

The hotel where Martin Luther King Jr. was shot is now a museum dedicated to his work.

This Memphis recording studio launched the careers of Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley.

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A modest reminder of treacherous waters at the Golden Gate.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

This posh mansion began as a family's estate and ended as the site of a murder ripped from the pages of a pulp novel.

This picturesque cliffside beacon no longer calls to sailors but shines once a year in honor of a famous shipwreck.

A true roadside icon standing on the same plains that the herds once roamed.