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1800s Alien Gravesite
Permanently Closed

Aurora, Texas

1890s Alien Gravesite

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

Nestled in the caves

Silver City, New Mexico

Gila Cliff Dwellings

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.

The gorgeous formations at Valley of Fire State Park.

Clark County, Nevada

Valley of Fire

The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.

Inside the lava tube.

San Bernardino County, California

Mojave Lava Tube

A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.

The obelisk is seen at the bottom left. A model bomb is seen at the bottom right.

New Mexico

Trinity Atomic Bomb Site

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

Building near the railway

Ludlow, California

Ludlow

One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.

82 degree turquoise water boils forth from a pool seemingly carved out of the snow.

Dolores, Colorado

Geyser Spring Trail

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

Inside the Roden Crater

Flagstaff, Arizona

Roden Crater

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

Haystack Rock

Cannon Beach, Oregon

Haystack Rock

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Crystal River and Penny Hot Springs.

Carbondale, Colorado

Penny Hot Springs

A little-known hot spring haven right below the highway.

Runoff Collection Pond from Mine Tailings in Leadville Mining District.

Leadville, Colorado

Leadville's Abandoned Silver Mine

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

Marfa Lights

Marfa, Texas

Marfa Lights

Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.

Lava River Cave

Bend, Oregon

Lava River Cave

The longest continuous lava tube in Oregon.

Bunnyhenge

Newport Beach, California

Bunnyhenge

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

Treasure of Untold Fortune

Seattle, Washington

Ballyhoo Curiosity Shop

This Seattle store is packed with all sorts of curious creatures and creations.

Amboy Ghost Town

Amboy, California

Amboy Ghost Town

The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.

Zak Bagans Haunted Museum

Las Vegas, Nevada

Zak Bagans Haunted Museum

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Mystic Hot Springs

Monroe, Utah

Mystic Hot Springs

One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.

Out 'n' About Treehouse Treesort

Cave Junction, Oregon

Out 'n' About Treehouse Treesort

Treehouse motel and treehouse-building school.

Four Corners Monument

Teec Nos Pos, Utah

Four Corners Monument

The marker offers a rare chance to be in four U.S. states at once, though there's some controversy over its geographic accuracy.

Guarded by attack dog
Permanently Closed

Peach Springs, Arizona

Grand Canyon Caverns Underground Suite

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

Fantastic Pit

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.

otherworldly views

Kanab, Utah

The Wahweap Hoodoos

Giant pinnacles in the sun-scorched lands of Southern Utah have been nicknamed "white ghosts."

A waterfall in Black Star Canyon.

Silverado, California

Black Star Canyon

The site of murders and Satanic cult gatherings.

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