This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

This South Carolina water tower is an icon of the city of Walterboro, but it also once served as the county jail.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

South Carolina's last remaining slavery auction house is now a museum devoted to its own tragic history.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.

This public baseball field is a beloved remainder from of one of the most historic stadiums in the country.

Hell on Earth is actually a small town in Michigan where anyone can be mayor for a day.

Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Giftshop catering to cryptozoologists and anyone with a sense of humor.

Four glass boxes hover over 1,000 feet in the air to give visitors an unparalleled view of Chicago.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

At 207 feet, one of the world's longest continuous escalators.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.