Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia City Hall
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
Fallsburg, New York
This once sprawling resort now sits abandoned, filled with graffiti and vibrant colors from an era long passed.
Jacksonville, North Carolina
A section of this cemetery is dedicated to the lives lost from years of exposure to contaminated water.
Hamer, South Carolina
I-95's Tijuana-style celebration of kitsch at the Carolina border.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Play over 120 retro arcade games and pinball machines at this throwback museum.
Tampa, Florida
The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
A local prank turned town icon.
Hershey, Pennsylvania
This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.
Salem, Massachusetts
A quiet memorial marks the spot where the victims of the Salem Witch Trials were executed.
Zavikon Island, Ontario
The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.
Wellesley Island, New York
This tiny little island has, as the name says, just enough room for its single house.
Alexandria Bay, New York
A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.
Alexandria, New York
The private island of Yale's elite Skull & Bones society is kind of a dump.
Hopkinton, Rhode Island
This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.
Port Jervis, New York
A pair of 19th-century granite markers symbolically record where the state boundaries of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania intersect.
Seville, Ohio
In the Mound Hill Cemetery resides the final resting place of the world's tallest couple.
Salem, Massachusetts
A simple but powerful tribute to the 20 victims of the 1692 witch trials.
Danvers, Massachusetts
The inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft's horror stories and Batman's Arkham Asylum is now a condominium complex.
Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania
Mysterious rocks that ring musically when struck.
Kerhonkson, New York
"Gnome Chomsky" was once the largest gnome in the world, but is now simply tall for his kind.
Centralia, Pennsylvania
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
Hamburg, New Jersey
Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.
Yamanakako, Japan
The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.
Urayasu, Japan
Next door to Tokyo DisneySea is a giant sculpture created by Taro Okamoto symbolizing the dynamism of life.