Syosset, New York
Ruins of King Zog's Estate
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
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Syosset, New York
An abandoned Gold Coast-era mansion once intended for the exiled ruler of Albania, who never arrived.
Ellicott City, Maryland
An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.
Inverness, California
This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.
Bristol, Florida
A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.
La Junta, Colorado
The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.
Camarillo, California
Graffiti-covered ruins that were once part of a farm owned by a mental hospital.
Brooklyn, New York
A curious friendship between two inanimate ladies.
Brooklyn, New York
Walk into the 19th century without leaving Brooklyn.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Vineland, New Jersey
This Great Depression-era creation was once known as the strangest house in the world.
Nyack, New York
These World War I shooting range tunnels are now haunted halls of underground graffiti accessed through the roots of a tree.
Jackson, New Hampshire
The highest point in the state of New Hampshire, and while unlikely "the worst weather in the world," it sure seems that way to hikers.
Groton, Massachusetts
On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.
Baker, California
Finally the worlds of UFO enthusiasts and beef jerky lovers have come together in this roadside shop.
Washington, D.C.
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
New Hope, Pennsylvania
This stone tower marks a lookout point over the historic Washington Crossing, and maybe some buried treasure.
San Francisco, California
Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.
Portland, Oregon
Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.
Hot Springs, South Dakota
This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.
Marble Falls Township, Arkansas
A hillbilly theme park that proved so unpopular the land wouldn't even sell on eBay after it closed.
Portland, Oregon
10,000 flowered plants bloom in the City of Roses.
Williamstown, Vermont
The "original web site," this farm in Northern Vermont encourages orb-weaver spiders to build their daily webs, and then sells the preserved masterpieces.
Midland, South Dakota
Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.