A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.

The rusted remains of an ill-fated freighter lie just off the coast of South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan.

Hidden beneath the waters of Lake Michigan rests a perfectly intact ship from the early 1900s.

The secret skeleton of a murdered nun was discovered in this church basement, but the scandal doesn't end there.

An enormous roadside pan tells the story of a battle for pie glory.

A humble ode to the heroic air rescue efforts of the United States Coast Guard serving on the Great Lakes.

Locals often dress this effigy of Traverse City's founder in festive outfits.

This tiny island bears the name of Civil War veteran, fisherman, and local celebrity Richard Bassett.

This vacant station is a relic of harvest processing techniques of the mid-20th century.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

A lone gunner's station is all that remains of a replica Spanish Fort in Florida.

The giant squid's 27-foot-long corpse lies preserved within a Sarasota aquarium.

The collection of 80+ pieces created between the years 1100 and 1500 is intended to be seen, heard, smelled, touched, and tasted.

An eclectic treasure trove of maritime marvels.

These crumbling foundations are all that remain of the once-stately 1840s manor that gave the town of Bradenton its name.

3/4-scale model of the White House in Atlanta, Georgia.

This stone is a marker of one millionaire's personal vendetta against gravity.

Little did a museum know, they possessed the last-known lunch wagon in existence.

The only surviving prototype for Buckminster Fuller's house of the future.

Seth Bullock, the sheriff of Deadwood, built this town immediately after Teddy Roosevelt’s death in 1919.

A cemetery housing wild west legends in South Dakota.

Yes, this monument is aware that it is about 20 miles away from the actual center of the United States.

This vintage train once gave new meaning to “swimming upstream.”