This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

A train station that was abandoned by the coal industry and was later converted into a cocktail bar.

Buildings that dynamite couldn't bring down were abandoned because of bathroom issues.

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

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

This Wall Street bar was once a hub of revolutionary activity where Washington famously bid farewell to his troops.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

HBO series' stage tucked away in a Greenpoint lot is the largest theatrical set of its kind in the United States.

This historic patch of real estate offers a glimpse of colonial Boston.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

"Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone."

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.

A whimsical folk art garden full of punny pieces and a diorama containing 3,500 toys.

The bust of Romania’s most notorious ruler, Vlad Dracula aka "Vlad the Impaler," keeps watch over the ruins of his medieval court.

The preserved arm of a third-century sorcerer is believed to have the power to lift curses and spells.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.

The abandoned tuberculosis sanatorium is said to be one of the most haunted places in Canada.