This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

The remains of a chapel created for convenience.

Despite being burnt down multiple times, the ruins of this South Carolina church are still standing.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

Thirteen pastel palaces in downtown Charleston add a gorgeous splash of color to the city.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

Local myth claims this is a Sears catalogue home with its windows installed upside-down.

Hidden amid the old-world charm of Savannah is a museum dedicated to the world of oddities and criminal history.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

One of Savannah's oldest and most haunted cemeteries, featuring graves desecrated by Sherman's Union Army.

This set of rickety spaceships are prepared to give alien travelers a place to relax and go to the bathroom.