Explore the legends surrounding these mythical sea creatures inside this museum.

An isolated island home to one of the oldest English-speaking communities in the region and Maryland's state dessert.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

Baltimore's classic clock tower was once topped by a rotating, 20-ton medicine bottle.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

This simple convenience store sits on the location where the Ouija board was named—and has a plaque to prove it.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

This dig site outside D.C. is known for its exceptionally high density of baby dinosaur fossils and dinosaur eggs.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

Twelve natural mummies are displayed in the crypt of this former monastery school.

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

These subterranean models show Mexico City's central square during three different eras.

The last home designed in its entirety by noted architect Luis Barragán owes its existence to an impressive jacaranda tree.

Outside a market, beautiful murals pay tribute to fruit sellers and farmers, as well as a few legendary artists.

The unique collection often goes unnoticed by visitors focused only on the archaeological objects.

Psychedelic murals coat the inside of a nondescript research library.

CDMX's home for the world's culinary delights.

This crumbling Art Deco movie palace in Mexico City has been abandoned for two decades.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.