The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.

Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

A former palace transformed into a mausoleum for North Korea's supreme leaders.

A giant bronze monument to Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il is one of the most sacred sites in North Korea.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

This North Korean pegasus statue was built as a symbol of the speed and perseverance of North Korean workers.

A vast museum devoted to North Korea's victories against its imperialist enemies.

A highly symbolic tower in honor of Supreme Leader Kim Il-sung's personal philosophy.

This abandoned-looking amusement park is frighteningly open for business.

Current docking place of the SS United States, the fastest transatlantic ocean liner.

A theme park attraction designed to turn your children into LARPers.

Destructive children, start your engines.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.

A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

One of the world's largest malls has been almost completely empty since its opening.

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

An abandoned aircraft sits submerged in a lake in the Alaska wilderness.

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.