Silver Spring, Maryland
National Park Seminary
A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.
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Silver Spring, Maryland
A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.
Washington, D.C.
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.
Fairfax Station, Virginia
This Virginia railway overpass is said to be haunted by a serial killer in a rabbit costume.
Duluth, Minnesota
The watery grave of an impractical idea.
Minnesota
A haunting army of decomposing, moss-covered stuffed animals and dolls guard this swinging truss.
Duluth, Minnesota
A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.
Ocracoke, North Carolina
A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.
Washington, D.C.
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Farmville, Virginia
A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.
Hong Kong
One of the Hakka "ghost villages" of Plover Cove famed for its haunted locked compass legend.
Washington, D.C.
Once the supplier for noteworthy projects like the National Cathedral, this old brickworks now lies abandoned.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Richmond, Virginia
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Morristown, Tennessee
All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."
Bastrop, Texas
The pit stop from "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" now serves beef and pork barbecue, not people.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
In 2019, an anonymous photo of a windowless room with eerie yellow wallpaper was posted to 4chan from this building, launching 'The Backrooms', one of the internet’s most massive collaborative horror phenomena.
Bangor, Maine
The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.
Wilmington, North Carolina
A curious collection of oddities including a lock of Alexander Hamilton's hair and Harry Houdini's ouija board.
Wilmington, North Carolina
An exotic reptile facility showcasing some of the rarest, most venomous snakes in the world.