This fairy tale-themed amusement park is now abandoned, and childhood metaphors abound.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.

This 19th century granite fortification is one of the most well preserved forts in New England.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

A former seaside jewel built for the everyman is now simply a neglected art deco fortress.

A self-made museum in Queens, New York continues to display the work of a sculptor known for paving his own way.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

The crown jewel of the Queens Museum is a nearly 10,000-square-foot architectural model of the city originally built for the 1964 World's Fair.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

A bronze plaque at an intersection in Hoboken marks the place where the game of baseball first took shape.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

This impressive Boston holy house is the American mecca for Christian scientists.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

This monument on Breed's Hill proves that one of the most famous battles of the Revolutionary War is misnamed.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

Ice cream stand, snack bar, and time capsule of milk conveyance.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Rhode Island's tallest building bears a resemblance to the "Daily Planet" building and has been empty for more than five years.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

To avoid the demolition costs this abandoned drawbridge was simply left in the up position.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.