This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

This picturesque Victorian ghost town was once a thriving mill community.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

The antique hotel still has a jail in the basement, though the cockfighting ring is long gone.

This ruined quarry once produced the distinctive red sandstone used for construction projects in Washington, D.C.

This bug-eyed water wheel uses the power of the Sun to clean up Baltimore Harbor.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

The great American road trip, but smaller.

Not even a series of devastating fires could keep this odd castle in upstate New York from bouncing back.

An abandoned dollhouse factory.

More than 200 unconventional musical instruments that anyone can play.

Of all the unique artifacts inside this library, a mummified hand stands out among the others.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

Developed by focused shutterbugs, this museum exposes visitors to more than 6,000 different cameras.

This museum sits on the site of a decommissioned military communications base.

Paranormal investigators claim this abandoned asylum is the most haunted spot in the eastern U.S.

Run by a eugenics advocate, this aging institution conducted secret radiation experiments sponsored by Quaker Oats.

This decrepit abandoned building is made all the more eerie by its dark history.