Chicago, Illinois
Zion Evangelical Lutheran 'Ghost Church'
One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
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Chicago, Illinois
One-of-a-kind preserved ruins of an abandoned 1880s church in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood.
Northwest Piscataquis, Maine
Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.
Cold Spring, New York
This abandoned ironworks was once the most important military supplier in America.
Winters, California
If you dial the number in this abandoned office window "Sam Spade’s" secretary will ask you to leave a message.
Hartsdale, New York
The first pet cemetery in the United States.
Anniston, Alabama
What better place to take a seat?
Old Saybrook, Connecticut
House used in the 1971 horror film "Let's Scare Jessica to Death."
Camarillo, California
Over one million bird-related artifacts await.
Detroit, Michigan
This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.
Spokane, Washington
This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit housing collective working to create an "environment for revolutionary change."
Greenport, New York
A large camera obscura, constructed entirely from digitally fabricated components.
Baltimore, Maryland
One of the oldest anatomical theaters in the U.S. still in use was once the site of an infamous cadaver riot.
Washington, D.C.
There just so happens to be a court even higher than the U.S Supreme Court: a basketball court in the building itself.
Northwest Arctic, Alaska
Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.
LaPlace, Louisiana
All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.
Winnabow, North Carolina
From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.
San Diego, California
This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.
Highland, New York
The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.
Washington, D.C.
100 years later, they're still down there.
Bronx, New York
A former connection to City Island, it has been abandoned since the 1930s.
Ketchikan, Alaska
This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.
Jersey City, New Jersey
A playground inspired by differential calculus dangles from the ceiling of the Liberty Science Center.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Every president in history is immortalized in bronze in downtown Rapid City.