Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

Once a popular hangout spot this huge mall was left to ruin after economic crash.

This jail once controlled by the Japanese military now sits abandoned on a remote Pacific island.

This abandoned radar site is slowly being taken back by the jungle, its mission cut short by the end of the Cold War.

The pits used to load the nuclear bombs onto the aircraft that dropped them over Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II.

The island where one woman reigned as a "queen" over 30-odd Japanese soldiers who refused to believe that WWII had ended.

A replica of a fort built from a frontier town's mass hysteria in the face of false reports of impending Native American violence.

A railroad lift bridge that was only lifted once and became obsolete before construction was finished.

This sky-high radio mast is formerly the tallest man-made structure in the world.

This simple badlands butte is the highest point in North Dakota and may be the only high point to charge admission.

This museum is a full-size replica of an original church constructed during the 13th-century.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This multi-story wooden waterpark offers homemade thrills.

This handcrafted, old western-style town is filled with deserted cars, retired movie props, and other forms of Americana.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Wander through more than 20,000 square feet filled with an amazing collection of orchids.

Hidden amid a collection of trails is the site of a tragic crash.

Saunter along the banks of one of North Carolina’s wildest rivers

This family-owned diner has been slinging chili dogs since 1940.

A ghost town that was wiped out by a flood in 1940.

During World War II, blimps were a key part of the United States' defense against German U-boats—this building could house a dozen of the armed airships.

An idyllic mineral hot springs facility with a more-than checkered past.

This historic church houses the grave of a Scottish soldier who fought in the Battle of Waterloo.