The snowbirds here are circus sideshow performers.

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

A 19th-century shrine covered with prosthetic body parts as votive offerings.

Built following the War of 1812, this fort has withstood hurricanes for centuries.

Orr Park's dead trees have been carved into a menagerie of whimsical visages.

Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

An eerie and beautiful group of columns mark the site of a grand mansion lost to time and fire.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

This historic New Orleans cemetery is the final resting place of members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

Recycled junk and fishing buoys litter the yard and facade of this bait shop cum art project.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.