Centralia, Pennsylvania
Centralia Ghost Town Church
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
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Centralia, Pennsylvania
A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
In which a local geological marvel becomes a quaint roadside attraction.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Stowe, Vermont
The highest peak in the state of Vermont has some interesting features.
Lake Placid, New York
This memorial in the Adirondack wilderness honors the accidental death of a Scottish entrepreneur.
Keeseville, New York
This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
The oldest continuously-operated inn in the United States, once owned by Henry Ford.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.
Puerto Rico
A magnificent waterfall nestled in the heart of the El Yunque National Forest.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Spanish Town, British Virgin Islands
This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.
Culebra, Puerto Rico
Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Boulder City, Nevada
Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This tiny, painted door at the base of a tree stump has been a fixture of the Harvard University campus for decades.
Gardner, Massachusetts
In a town that's had a whole lot of giant chairs this one still stands tall, just not the tallest.
Sudbury, Massachusetts
In the middle of a New England forest sit the crumbling ruins of World War II-era ammunition storage bunkers.
Worcester, Massachusetts
A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.
West Boylston, Massachusetts
The only surviving building of historic West Boylston, which was flooded to create the Wachusett Reservoir.
Clinton, Massachusetts
Once the largest gravity dam in the world.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.