This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928

The headquarters of a pioneering cast iron and cast aluminum cookware company is in ruins, but still standing.

The crumbling remains of the first Black-owned and operated hospital in Kansas City.

Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.

Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.

One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.

A chimney and a plaque are all that remains of a logging camp that once cleared out a large swath of Minnesota's old-growth forest.

An enormous factory from the late 1800s sits abandoned on Cleveland eastside.

Picturesque and haunting, these 160-year-old stone ruins on top of a bluff are the only remains of a settler's legacy.

The last remnants of a lakeside airport that was bulldozed overnight by the mayor of Chicago.

Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This 600-year-old home seems to defy physics.

One of the world's steepest streets seems to have houses sliding down it.

An unusual house built using an iso-elastic membrane.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.