Bloomington, Indiana
Empire Quarry
A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Bloomington, Indiana
A stunning, abandoned limestone quarry in southern Indiana provided the stone to erect the Empire State Building.
District of Columbia
The sci-fi villain is a little-known inhabitant of the U.S. capital's largest cathedral.
Cross Village, Michigan
Legs Inn provides Polish food, a cornucopia of Odawa artwork, wood carvings, and mounted deer heads.
Medicine Bow, Wyoming
A century-old cabin off of Highway 30 touts an unusual construction material: dinosaur bones.
North Miami Beach, Florida
St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.
Delaware City, Delaware
A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.
San Francisco, California
Big gun installations, built over a massive cemetery, now abandoned & hidden in trees.
Hull, Massachusetts
Civil War-era Fort designed to withstand invasion and attack, with tricky traps called "murder holes."
Ithaca, New York
In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Hyde Park, New York
"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."
Lindsborg, Kansas
Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.
Asbury Park, New Jersey
Vacant Beaux-Arts buildings that serve as reminders of a beach town’s glory days.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Spring Green, Wisconsin
A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.
East St. Louis, Illinois
An abandoned meat mecca now serves as an excellent locale for urban exploration.
Calistoga, California
California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.
Prospect Hill, North Carolina
A retired tobacco farmer's pet project turned into a sturdy miniature city.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A Norwegian church that was built before Wisconsin was even a state has been entirely moved to a nicer spot.