Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

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

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

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.

Once an ambitious nature spa, these forest ruins now provide a serene monument to failure.

Where hills of dirt conceal the burial ground of one of the most powerful ancient Native American societies.

The final resting place and once home of the Bandit Queen of the West.

Very likely the only museum in the world that celebrates the glory of the humble banjo.

Home on the Hillside, and home of the first breakfast cereal.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

Soaring over the Niagara Whirlpool since 1916.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

This haunted hotel built on natural springs once served as a hospital for a quack doctor promising a cure for cancer.

A mysterious light of unknown origin on the backroads of Missouri.

One believer transformed a local curiosity into proof of Vikings on the Great Plains.

Where Elvis Presley received his first Army buzz cut.

Home to Hollywood history and a very special salt crystal.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

An acoustic anomaly with a mysterious cause.