This dilapidated ship carcass covered in trees is a striking sight.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

This historic Civil War church has survived over a century of racial turmoil but still stands as a reminder of the town's roots.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

This old abandoned sign flickers to announce a motel that isn't even there.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

A giant "X" symbolizes the blood spilled from the brutal Juárez drug wars.

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

In 1967, murder and mayhem disrupted the tranquility along this quiet stretch of Old Route 66.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This sanguine boulevard was named after a deadly cowboy bar fight.

A motel dedicated to Southwestern nostalgia.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

This giant spider sculpture made from the iconic car is one giant visual pun.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.