The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

A super-sized promotional trick that is now a D.C. landmark.

An original apothecary from 1792.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

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

A museum of unusual collections, mini-towns, and a half-dog, half-alligator.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

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

A forest of phallic offerings found in a quiet corner of a hotel car park.

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

A swing to dangle you off the very edge.

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

Stalin's march toward a more modern USSR flooded a monastery, leaving a unique and extravagant nautical marker, "The Flooded Belfry."

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

Once an opulent Art Nouveau hotspot, the Constanța Casino is one of Romania's most beautiful abandoned buildings.

One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.