Kittery, Maine
Smuttynose Island
Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.
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Kittery, Maine
Scene of the grisly murder of two Norwegian women in 1873.
San Francisco, California
27-room home built with the fortune of a sugar magnate.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
Delaware City, Delaware
A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.
Dolores, Colorado
Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.
Lincoln, Illinois
Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.
Katy, Texas
255 feet of suds, scrubbers, and blow dryers.
Speculator, New York
The great American road trip, but smaller.
Nye County, Nevada
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Chicago, Illinois
Not to be confused with the iconic New York City skyscraper, this Chicago building is a vibrant hub for artists.
Brooklyn, New York
Waterway populated with abandoned projects, including a submarine.
New York, New York
A simple midtown bar was once the home of a secretive and exclusive club staffed by "bunnies" under Hefner's strict rules.
Nome, Alaska
This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.
Boulder, Colorado
A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.
Traverse City, Michigan
Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.
Eureka, Missouri
This former small town was destroyed not by the motor oil it sprayed the ground with but by the toxic waste that was added.
San Diego, California
Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.
San Francisco, California
Thirteen trees representing the original thirteen colonies were planted with soil from historic Revolutionary battlefields.
Hamburg, New Jersey
Tucked behind New Jersey's abandoned Gingerbread Castle lie the eerie ruins of a once-flourishing paper mill.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
There are eight natural springs around town, each with a slightly different taste.
Lexington, Mississippi
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
Hartford, Connecticut
An abandoned gun-funded 19th century utopia.
Rochester, New York
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Vienna, Virginia
A double agent hid information for the Soviet Union beneath this bridge for more than 20 years.