Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.

This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.

An abandoned stretch of highway, deteriorating next to the operational one.

Standing for over 200 years, the abandoned home of a Revolutionary War hero and later a succession of prison superintendents.

A decaying garage hidden amid the dense forest is all that remains of a once-prosperous dairy farm.

The hidden offices underneath Memorial Bridge have been locked up since 1976.

Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.

Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

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.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

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

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

Once America's tallest structure, now a Baltimore landmark.

The Home and murder site of the witch of Rehmeyers Hollow.

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