The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

This stockpile of junked electronic and mechanical gadgets is a favorite among Hollywood prop masters.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

This Los Angeles animation studio is keeping the wonder of stop motion puppetry alive.

A library of rare occult books in Los Angeles.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A calm and comfortable place to hang out with cats and kittens up for adoption.

An abandoned warehouse turned art sanctuary in New Orleans.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

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

Largest gathering of hobos in the country has been meeting annually since 1900.

Scenic mount trashmore, Virginia Beach's most curious waterfront still has a couple of secrets.

A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.

Step into the cool deep past and unknown future of who begat who.

This Italianate Villa-style castle is pretty to look at, just keep off the private property.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

Once featuring over 60 miniature replicas of famous Chinese locations, the Splendid China theme park was completely abandoned and is now mostly rubble.