Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

Despite violent work crews and massive delays this abandoned canal tunnel was built to last into the modern day.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

An FDR-era tuberculosis sanatorium has stood abandoned in the suburbs of the U.S. capital for over 30 years.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This English-inspired Maryland garden is home to acres of opulent plant life including bushes shaped into an entire fox hunt.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

Grapes be damned, this distillery makes wine from apples, blueberries, cranberries, and more.

An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.

East meets West in this Japanese-style garden featuring plants native to Maine’s Mount Desert Island.

A beautiful, water-filled quarry that has become a popular haunt for swimmers and artists.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

Abandoned Italianate architecture on the coast of Maine.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

This Maine bridge may be the last wire-supported bridge of its type in the world.

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

New England's tallest light house stands on an island with a history of cannibalism and death.