This once-palatial plantation may have been the site where a draft of the Declaration of Independence was written.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and was later converted into a cocktail bar.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

A Manhattan courthouse hides a small but scathing memorial to Holocaust injustice.

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.

A bit of retro transportation flair preserved in the world's largest department store.

This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

Fittingly, America's museum of architecture is itself a magnificently designed old building.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

A beautiful final resting place for some of the noteworthy deceased.

This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

This replica of the Greek structure is in the heart of Nashville.

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.