This abandoned radar station from the Cold War era now only broadcasts a seriously ominous air of isolation.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

This eagle-topped spire remembers the military commander who snatched up California for the United States.

Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

One of New Jersey's oldest surviving buildings still bears the mark of our former British overlords.

A museum honoring Oklahoma military service, where you can look into Hitler's mirror and see a Mickey Mouse gas mask.

The largest wooden building in the world now houses a fascinating collection of aircraft.

A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

One of the only Florida forts to remain in the hands of the Union all through the Civil War still stands as a historic stronghold.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

America's second-oldest brick baseball stadium was home to a legendary WWII series that only sailors got to see.

One of the final concrete ships built before World War II is now a crumbling breakwater.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

This historic steamboat is scuttled just a few hundred feet from where it was built over a hundred years ago.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

Take a cruise with no movement but plenty of style in this one-of-a-kind boat mall.

The unluckiest U-boat in the entire German fleet is now on display in a Chicago museum.

A living maritime paradox still floats in the same lake where it was built and resurrected... or was it?

The only remaining piece of hull of the most decorated US ship of WWII is this giant name plate.