Red Hook, New York
Mayan Ruins on the Hudson
For over 80 years, Mayan ruins stood proudly in a most unlikely location.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
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Homestead, Florida
Aerojet Dade Rocket Facility
When this test site was abandoned, they didn't even bother to take the rocket with them.
San Diego, California
Fallen Star
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
Collinsville, Illinois
Cahokia Mounds
Once one of the world's great cities, Cahokia was a place of religious worship, trade and mass human sacrifice before being mysteriously abandoned.
San Francisco, California
The Tenderloin Museum
A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.
York, Maine
York Witch Grave
The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.
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Seattle, Washington
Hale's Palladium
A brewery warehouse which doubles as a circus bigtop.
San Francisco, California
Bohemian Club
Longtime headquarters of controversial boys' club for the world's wealthiest and most powerful.
Calistoga, California
California's Old Faithful
California's own majestic geyser is powered by a subterranean volcano.
Estes Park, Colorado
Frozen Dead Guy Days
An annual festival celebrating Colorado's most famous frozen corpse.
Baltimore, Maryland
Graffiti Alley
A hidden alley in urban Baltimore is a haven for graffiti artists.
New York, New York
Roosevelt Island Octagon Tower
A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.
San Francisco, California
The "Center" of San Francisco Monument
Adolph Sutro's little-known, geographically inaccurate, deprecated monument.
Chesterton, Indiana
City West Ghost Town
The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.
Atlanta, Georgia
Crypt of Civilization
The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.
Washington, D.C.
Dumbarton Oaks
The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.
Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.
Springfield, Ohio
Hartman Rock Garden
A miniature world of concrete and stone in Springfield, Ohio.
Inyo County, California
Scotty's Castle
An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.
Palo Alto, California
Arizona Cactus Garden
A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.
Nanjemoy, Maryland
The Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay
The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.
Freeport, Maine
The Desert of Maine
This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.
Orlando, Florida
Jack Kerouac House
The humble home where the famous beat author lived briefly and wrote one of his most famous works.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The Ghost Church
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
