Lee, Florida
The Ghost Town of Ellaville
This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.
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Lee, Florida
This picturesque ghost town is located on the banks of the Suwannee River.
Alexandria, Virginia
A former major munitions plant that has been converted into a sprawling art space.
Fairfax, Virginia
A lone historical marker off the highway and scattered debris are all that remain of this Cold War-era missile site.
Fort Washington, Maryland
Remains of a historic fountain that was mysteriously lost in the demolition of a D.C. traffic circle.
Travelers Rest, South Carolina
The oldest bridge in South Carolina may have been designed by the same man who created the Washington Monument.
Thurmond, West Virginia
Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.
Saltville, Virginia
This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
Dayton, Virginia
One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
The remains of a failed attempt at medieval nerdery are hidden deep in the woods of Virginia.
Fredericksburg, Virginia
This small museum houses rare airplanes from aviation's golden age.
Locust Grove, Virginia
The resting place of a Civil War celebrity's amputated limb.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.
Richmond, Virginia
A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.
Oak Island, North Carolina
The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.
Boston, Massachusetts
The location of one of the first private Catholic schools in the country, providing a valuable sanctuary during the tumultuous period when Protestant and Catholic students were at odds.
Boston, Massachusetts
A school used as a model for public education across the country.
Akron, Ohio
A moving tribute to a leader of the American abolitionist movement.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Cleveland, South Carolina
According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.
Sanford, North Carolina
Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.
Summerville, South Carolina
First established in 1696, this settlement was abandoned after the Revolutionary War.
Asheville, North Carolina
This bridge is haunted by the ghost of a distraught mother.
Silver City, Georgia
The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.