Ghosts of France's colonial past.

A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.

This Detroit ruin was once a gothic bastion of its community, but now it stands as a haunting ruin.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.

Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.

Snack on a partially gestated duck egg.

A hidey-hole sandwiched between cellphone, DVD, and jewelry stores features Tibetan delights.

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.

An everyday Jackson Heights bodega conceals a Mexican seafood paradise.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

At this hidden studio, the dying art of taxidermy is alive and well.

Behind a bodega is a small museum of relics and ephemera showcasing the history of New York.

This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.

A history of tragedy and a pile of eerie stories have contributed to this house's consistent ranking as one of the most haunted places in Ohio.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

Medical history museum featuring a lovely doctor's office from the 1800s.

Funded by John D. Rockefeller, this is one of the earliest, and most beautiful, shopping arcades in America.

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

This retired stagecoach tavern is the oldest building in Cleveland.