Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

Stand at the center of this lakefront sundial, and you'll become part of the timepiece.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, VT.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruous in rural Vermont.

The Vermont square that inspired Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery."

This elaborate High Victorian Gothic structure is one of the world's few 16-sided buildings.

The abandoned ruins of America's first private zoo are open for exploration in the Catskills.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

A unique work of art that was created without permission.

This abandoned church languishing for decades is now one man's passion project and subject of paranormal investigators.

The ruins of this Thomas-Jefferson-designed mansion have been left to crumble since the Christmas Day they burnt down.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

A unique sculpture garden nestled among farm fields.

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

An abandoned town centered around a paper mill powered by a large waterfall.

The remains of a paranoid inventor's hidden workshop lie in beautiful ruins amidst a Canadian park.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.