The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

Enter the Forest of the Elves.

A 120-year oil leak slowly unleashes more gallons of oil than the Exxon/Mobil disaster.

Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

Hundreds of protractors affixed to surfaces all over the city.

Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.

This church in Pittsburgh is home to the largest collection of religious relics in North America.

One man's real life disfigurement inspired a lasting local legend surrounding an eerie tunnel.

Abandoned former poorhouse, bible college, and haunted house in an Ohio hamlet.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

An abandoned asylum incorporated into a college campus.

Rusty industrial city full of oxidized distillation towers.

Successful artist residence program has filled this ranch with dozens of sculptures over the years.

The Los Angeles flood disaster that took 400 lives and ended the career of William Mulholland.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

San Francisco Bay's ghost town.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

"Only the devil could play golf here."