West Mineral, Kansas
Big Brutus
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
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West Mineral, Kansas
The Bucyrus-Erie model 1850B electric shovel, or "Big Brutus," the largest existing electric shovel in the world.
Beaver, Arkansas
Sometimes called the “Little Golden Gate," this bright yellow structure is the last driveable suspension bridge in Arkansas.
Aristes, Pennsylvania
A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.
Nekoma, North Dakota
The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.
Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine
This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Soviet military.
Chornobyl, Ukraine
The biblical sculpture honors those who lost their lives, homes and communities to the Chernobyl disaster.
Prypiat, Ukraine
This attraction was abandoned after the Chornobyl disaster.
Prypiat, Ukraine
A huge Soviet-era robotics factory in the outskirts of Prypiat, now long-abandoned.
Prypiat, Ukraine
The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.
Ivankivs'kyi district, Ukraine
Sculpture that doubles as a time capsule so that life can survive radiation outside Chernobyl.
Helsinki, Finland
Atop this electronic store resides a massive fighter jet.
Ämari, Estonia
This soviet pilot's graveyard is filled with headstones made of airplane fins.
Tallinn, Estonia
Spend your honeymoon where the Devil had his wedding.
Tallinn, Estonia
This free museum is building a collection of books that are banned, censored or burnt around the world.
Tallinn, Estonia
"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.
Waxahachie, Texas
A Texas-sized particle collider that was abandoned due to its Texas-sized budget.
Picher, Oklahoma
This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
The largest spring in Northwest Arkansas is also home to a sprawling botanical gardens and a historically significant bluff.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
This restaurant serves wood-fired fare served in a natural cave with a live spring.
Ozone, Arkansas
In the Ozarks, a waterfall shoots out from a glorious hole.
Jasper, Arkansas
These waterfalls can be twins or triplets, depending on how much it's rained recently.
Bellvue, Colorado
The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.
Estes Park, Colorado
Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."
Leadville, Colorado
The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.