The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.

This former asylum for Black Americans is haunted by its history of violence and racism.

The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."

The institution is sitting on a goldmine of 21,000 paints, varnishes, pigments, and primers preserved for posterity.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

A quirky Poe-themed joint on an island keen to celebrate its overlooked connection to the famous writer.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

A forsaken wonder in the middle of the East Side neighborhood.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

Ruins of a historic medical facility sits eerily by the water.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

The famous blue house from the classic horror film "Halloween" is now a local landmark.

A 19th century hat factory still stands as a crumbling ruin in upstate New York.

The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

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

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses separated by a bridge.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.