The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.

This iron and wood Civil War city-ship was the first vessel to be sunk by an electrically detonated torpedo.

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

Elvis's own personal tropical hideaway.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

Walk the whole Mississippi River!

Disney World's very first waterpark is now an abandoned ruin being reclaimed by the swamp.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

Statue dedicated to the star of an old television show.

A place to eat for on-the-run agents and espionage enthusiasts.

Chicago's Navy Pier on Lake Michigan was a training hub for aircraft carrier pilots during WWII.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.