Northeastern Ohio has become the mecca of abandoned shopping malls; Rick visits the crumbling capitalist cathedrals to explore the aftermath.
Canada's east coast is scattered with dead and dying fishing towns but there is still plenty of life there.
Rick speaks with students in Saint Louis where over 20 schools are abandoned with no one to fill them.
Rick visits California to find out more about its water problems and what the future holds for the "Sunburned State."
From a flooded missile silo to the carcass of a power plant, Rick explores nuclear phenomena in the Pacific Northwest.
Once touted as the Mother Road, Route 66 is a shadow of its former self; Rick and co-pilot Frank find out what remains along the nostalgic pipeline.
Rick McCrank
Host
Lauren Cynamon
Producer
Jason Ford
Spike Jonze
Michael Kronish