Hammonton, New Jersey
Amatol Ghost Town
In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
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Hammonton, New Jersey
In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
Rockford, Illinois
The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
San Luis Obispo, California
A deserted hodgepodge of experimental structures designed by nearby university students.
Clark County, Nevada
This massive geographical sculpture is so subtle, it's possible to pass by it without noticing.
Tucson, Arizona
An Arizona museum with a collection of pharmaceutical oddities, including a jar of a gangster's chewed gum.
Zavalla, Texas
The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.
Zavalla, Texas
A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.
Saratoga, Texas
This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.
Euclid, Ohio
This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.
Lake George, New York
A mysterious echo seems to defy the laws of acoustics.
Louisville, Kentucky
This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.
Lesterville, Missouri
Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Yachats, Oregon
There's something big lurking beneath the surface of this tiny Oregon park.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.
Austin, Texas
Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.
Austin, Texas
A tiny graveyard with a mysterious past.
Austin, Texas
This stone windmill marks an old, mysterious homestead in what is now central Austin.
San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico
This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.
Los Angeles, California
Remants of foundations, streets, and streetcar tracks inhabit the cliffs where a landslide occurred in 1929.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.