A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.

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

This monolithic statue was erected in honor of Chief Black Hawk (even if it wasn't made to look like him).

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

A replica viking ship from the Chicago World's Fair is still in dry dock in an Illinois park.

What may be America's largest classic video game arcade lurks inconspicuously in a Chicago suburb.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

A cave 150 feet beneath Kansas City is the perfect climate for growing 10,000 delicate orchids.

A floating museum that was sunk by a flood and left to rot in the tides.

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