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

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

What was once the second largest steel mill in the US is now a sprawling complex of modern ruins.

The NBA player's elaborate former home is now a ghost of its old glory.

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

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

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

This abandoned Abraham Lincoln statue has also earned the honorary of "World's Ugliest."

One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.

The remnants of Peoria's proud baseball past stand slightly abandoned, but not forgotten.

A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.

These Depression-era WPA sculptures have made a couple of stops over the years.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

Built in 1869, this now-retired structure looks more like a medieval fortress than a county lock-up.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

The legacy of an unsolved, gruesome murder rests beneath the spans of this historic bridge.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

This folk art wall claims to be the world's one and only memorial to the bygone age of hippies.

When you visit his grave, be sure to rub the Great Emancipator's nose for good luck.