This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.

The pieces in this sculpture garden are made from demolished buildings that were once landmarks of Motor City.

This giant seated Bhudda of Healing dates to the 1780s.

A steaming, boiling hellscape sources Hokkaido's thermal baths.

After a short 5 year run, this former major theme park sits in ruin.

A Buddhist temple to honor insects that died for science.

The third-tallest statue in the world depicts the "Buddha of Infinite Light," complete with observation deck in his chest.

The once highest point in China blends symbolic design with a kick of adrenaline.

This psychedelic tourist trap is a leisurely descent into madness.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

This seven story Japanese love hotel now stands in ruins.

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.