This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Where the alchemists dream of transmuting base metal into gold was actually achieved.

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

This now-deactivated naval base defended the Florida coast for centuries.

This magnificent Cincinnati graveyard is also a popular public park.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

In 1787, a group of delegates met at this very spot to drink, be merry, and ratify the Constitution of the United States.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.

An early-19th-century hotel with a past that is steeped in the Civil War.

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.

This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

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

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

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