Rapid City, South Dakota
Hotel Alex Johnson
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
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Rapid City, South Dakota
One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.
Montrose, South Dakota
A roadside collection of over-sized iron creations that are a bit more macabre than most.
Conata, South Dakota
A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.
Argonne, South Dakota
Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.
Nye County, Nevada
The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.
Garretson, South Dakota
These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.
Spearfish, South Dakota
This geodesic gallery holds a collection of painted spheres that make traditional canvases look lazy by comparison.
Lemmon, South Dakota
An entire city block built completely out of petrified wood.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Where beautiful signs live on forever.
Ardmore, South Dakota
Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.
Toyoura, Japan
Inaccessible by foot, Japan's most secluded train station sits in the middle of nowhere.
Jiayuguan Shi, China
This once-booming oil city is now a relic of the region's industrial past.
Harrison, Nebraska
Otherworldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
The oldest extant wooden jail in South Dakota and possibly the United States.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
More than 7,000 gallons of water pour over these cascading red quartzite waterfalls every second.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
This Wild West attraction is alive with glitching automatons.
Des Moines, Iowa
Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.
Des Moines, Iowa
The magazine keeps a perfectly groomed display garden for its photo shoots.
Des Moines, Iowa
Millions of dollars worth of sculpture decorate this Iowa city center.
Independence, Missouri
A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.
Kearney, Missouri
One of America's first planned communities is preserved in a state park.
Liberty, Missouri
The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
St. Augustine, Florida
This curio museum seems like the type of place you might find a mogwai or a monkey's paw.