This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

This 45-story tall abandoned skyscraper is the third tallest building in New Orleans and Lousiana.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

What was once a summer home next to a waterfall has now become littered with graffiti and children in swimsuits.

The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.

This midcentury chapel is a bold architectural statement and a symbol of Indiana's Lutheran heritage.

This historic library honors the legacy of the British Empire's first children's librarian.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

A dam that moonlights as a gigantic, brutalist waterslide.

A tribute to one of the most memorable characters from the Transformers movie series.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A collection of outdoor art by renowned muralist Robert Dafford depicts the history of a flooded city.

The lowest point in the state of Illinois, at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

A unique collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and everything in-between.

This rock formation above the Wabash River is part of an ancient coral reef.

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

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

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

Visitors can walk over the largest concentration of Columbian mammoths to have died from one event.

A recreated Stonehenge stands in a country field, complete with Easter Island moai heads standing as sentries.

Modern technology and live displays tell the story of the Pacific during WWII for the Internet generation.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.