This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The iconic statue was moved to a new spot overlooking the James river after several years as a mascot for the local baseball team.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

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

The final resting place of two (or three) presidents, one vampire, and 18,000 Confederate soldiers.

The only presidential monument to display a late POTUS's actual casket.

The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.

The home made famous by the 1983 holiday classic is now a perfectly preserved shrine to the movie.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.

Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.

A Beaux-Arts triumph set to become Ford's innovation campus

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

Deep scars on the earth left by the Ice Age.

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

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

One of corporate America's best-kept secrets is also one of the most publicly displayed.

Once the foundation for a mansion, these ruins now offer amazing panoramic coastal views.

This centerpiece of the Hollywood & Highland shopping center is a recreation of a long-lost movie set.

This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.