One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

Golden and naked, the figure that was once the highest point in New York is all that remains of the second Madison Square Garden.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.

This titanic java kettle is one of the many kitschy landmarks located along America's OTHER famous highway.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

Holding multiple historical boats and an entire 19th century village, this New England attraction is the largest maritime museum in the world.

The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.

The oldest U.S. Government building in California, and it's State Historic Landmark #1.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Teeming with illegal goods and services, this towering maze of vice is also a popular tourist accommodation.

Construction of Barcelona's iconic (but controversial) church is expected to be completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.

This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.

A former Oz-themed attraction that has fallen into disrepair, but still holds some of the original magic.

A dramatic, 360-degree recreation of Pickett's Charge in the Civil War.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

Medieval museum built over Roman baths that features famous tapestries of a lady and a unicorn.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

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

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.