This mouldering abandoned mental hospital was once a center for progressive healing.

The remains of a community that was forced to move for a dam that never materialized still rot in this Pennsylvania park.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

This dilapidated castle-like structure overlooks the Hudson River at one of its widest points and was once home to nuns.

Some of the earliest burial grounds of New York State are to be found hidden away in this quaint town.

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

A castle inspired by medieval architecture is hidden in the woods of Connecticut.

An abandoned asylum once on the cutting edge of lobotomies may be reborn as a Christian college.

Now the final resting place of prominent artists and musicians, it was originally founded to separate the rich from the poor in death.

A peaceful international sculpture garden in upstate New York.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

What appears to be an act of fruit vandalism is actually a cultural statement.

100 massive sculptures in the Hudson River Valley.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

The remains of what was once the world's steepest passenger funicular.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.