These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

"Bite or Smite" became the unlikely mascot of a Tampa suburb.

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

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

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

A Milwaukee museum provides an unsparing and ultimately empowering look at the Black American experience.

A giant, Gilded Age mansion that once belonged to the beer baron of Milwaukee.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

This striking art museum holds an amazing series of curiosity cabinets.

The face of a woman pushes its way through the earth.

This small-town opera house has appeared much more in national culture and history than its charming setting might suggest.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

Robots, lasers, and whoopee cushions, oh my!

The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.

What was once one of the country's largest confectionary plants is now an abandoned ruin, but is still pretty sweet.

This museum pays tribute to the Cherokee leader who created a written language for his people.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

An enormous illuminated figure dances on the Las Vegas strip.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

Opened as part of the New Deal, the training facility now features World War II-era structures and a pylon that once stood at the World Trade Center.

A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

One of the largest helium balloons in the U.S. is a 112-foot ginormous orange.