This 19th-century religious artwork was once highly controversial—because it was donated to the church by a divorcee.

An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.

Ruined pieces of stone and a swimming pool are all that remain of an amusement park swept away by a flood.

This former factory has been transformed into a technicolor wonderland, where dozens of local artists have collaborated to create a real choose-your-own-adventure experience.

An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

A pink cottage covered in hearts served as a haven and a resting place for LGBTQ activists.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Pay homage to a mysterious feline artifact outside of this Florida museum.

The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.

In 1863, a woman buried her hard-drinking husband beneath his beloved booze.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

A fire lookout atop a glacial pinnacle is reached by climbing three vertiginous flights of stairs.

A giant concrete egg marks this Indiana town as the "Egg Basket of the Midwest."

A cavernous three-story, 43,800-square-foot basement that was forgotten about for 60 years.

The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

Dating to 1793, this is the oldest building in Poolesville.

A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

A stone marker memorializes the spot where the King broke up a street fight with a classic karate stance.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

A paradise hotel turned from opulent to overgrown.

This lab's maddening silence is good for business but bad for sanity.