The remains of one of the last mining camps developed on the New River.

The Vatican of the movie industry turned into an actual church.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.

The one-time epicenter of American songwriting is now a little remembered Manhattan commercial block.

Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The Cold War-era "underground Pentagon" is a sprawling subterranean hideaway for the Defense Department.

A domed disco abandoned since the '70s now attracts artists and explorers under its unique roof.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.

Iran's colorful terraces are a rare geological masterpiece.

The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

The one-time office of the architectural firm that ushered in the Gilded Age is now a Club Monaco.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.