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

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.

An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

A Foundry on a Sleepy Street.

An abandoned munitions factory with a shot tower continues to wage war on the surrounding environment.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

This former luxury resort in Kaua'i is now an abandoned relic.

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

The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.

The haunting remains of a failed housing development can still be found behind the big box stores that were to anchor them.

A ghost town that held steady longer than most, but finally gave up the ghost.

The former Naval shipyard is open for exploring - mostly.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.

Hidden away in the city of Madison, Wisconsin is a nearly forgotten home that Frank Lloyd Wright built for a childhood friend.

This abandoned horse racing track was an exercise in hubris from its inception.