The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.

America's first public mental health facility.

A sacred site for Native Americans surveyed by George Washington and owned by both King George III and Thomas Jefferson.

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

A "hospital" where people went to be quarantined, die, and be buried in the yard.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A former taxidermist has turned his old shop into a folk art mecca.

The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.

Cadillac where country's first big star was found dead.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

A vision of beautiful Hindu architecture in the middle of the American South.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.