Walker County, Georgia
Fantastic Pit
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
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Walker County, Georgia
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
Elberton, Georgia
A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Orchard Park, New York
A natural gas leak provides a flickering flame beneath a waterfall.
New Castle, Colorado
A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.
Pioneer, Louisiana
This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.
Hartsville, Tennessee
This abandoned nuclear cooling tower casts a shadow over a bucolic town.
Tallassee, Tennessee
Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.
Sweetwater, Tennessee
Enormous lake at the bottom of a unique cave system.
Quinter, Kansas
These otherworldly limestone formations jut out from the Kansas prairie.
Dublin, Texas
This soda factory is one of the last in America to use real cane sugar despite the protestations of Dr Pepper.
Sumner, Missouri
This 40-foot fowl marks the so-called "wild goose capital of the world."
Sturgeon, Missouri
A geological oddity formed by two rivers carving out a mass of limestone on both sides.
Keeseville, New York
This sandstone gorge in New York State's Adirondack Mountains is home to waterfalls, flumes, and more.
Ekalaka, Montana
This beautiful ancient site is dotted with perforated sandstone pillars considered sacred by some Native American groups.
Columbia, Missouri
The iconic remains of the original Academic Hall that burned down in 1892.
Lake George, New York
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
Columbia, Missouri
Curious cave that stays a cool 56 degrees all year long.
Columbia, Missouri
This majestic tree has survived 400 years of storms, droughts, and floods, and is a beloved natural landmark in Missouri.
Jefferson City, Missouri
The maximum security facility was once thought to have "the bloodiest 47 acres in America."
Kansas City, Missouri
Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.
Independence, Missouri
This otherworldly church spire reaches up toward the heavens.
Kansas City, Missouri
Four, 18-foot-tall badminton shuttlecocks lie scattered about the lawn of a Kansas City museum.
Miami, Oklahoma
When you can afford only half a road, you build only half a road.