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

Located within a historic park, the beacon is the oldest standing structure in Miami.

This mountain tram provides stunning views while hanging from a single, steel thread.

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

The last of Philadelphia's wood-paved streets is now a landmark of terrible engineering.

The oldest of only three existing statues of the great novelist stands in a city he did not care for.

Contrary to popular belief, this secluded statue doesn't represent Pennsylvania's founder.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.

The abandoned coal loading dock is a canvas for unsanctioned art.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The first American department store, and home to the largest operating musical instrument in the world.

This Philly cemetery is the eternal home of many famous area residents, including Rocky Balboa's wife.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

An abandoned cemetery lies in ruins as the surrounding forest swallows it whole.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Colloquially known as "the lynching memorial," this is the United States' first memorial to the victims of racial terror at home.

Booker T. Washington's home at the Tuskegee Institute was a gem of splendor.

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

FDR hoped to find a cure for polio in this Georgia town's warm springs.