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

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

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

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

A house of courtship where the Jazz Age's most storied lovers got their start.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.

Storyville was New Orleans' historic red light district and hotbed of jazz music, sometimes referred to simply as "The District."

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

The final resting place of New Orleans' most famous voodoo priestess.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.

The arboretum whose marshy soil sucked up the dreams of housing developers.

This cave holds a surprisingly colorful variety of geological oddities.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

A historic house in St. Louis was plagued by a series of suicides committed by family members involved in a successful brewery.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

A theater sits abandoned on Roosevelt Road, once majestic in splendor, now majestic in decay.

A late sculptor's last project was to turn this abandoned cement factory into a castle-themed amusement park.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

A place of great reverence for Trekkies everywhere, a hero's future birthplace.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.