Cold Spring, New York
Ruins of the Cornish Estate
A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.
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Cold Spring, New York
A ruined mansion hidden in the woods of the Hudson Valley, home of a tragically doomed romance.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Independence Township, New Jersey
This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.
Great Meadows, New Jersey
A small cave hidden deep within the Jenny Jump State Forest.
Hope, New Jersey
Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The first of Lancaster's "rural cemeteries."
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
In this cemetery stands the country's first public crematorium.
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Ronks, Pennsylvania
This vintage short line in Amish country runs passenger steam train excursions and still hauls freight.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
For more than 25 years, this Philadelphia store has been offering a wide selection of Victorian oddities and antiques.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
One of the oldest of its kind.
Shoshone, California
A unique collection of old miners' cave homes carved in to the hillside cliffs near Death Valley.
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.
Nye County, Nevada
The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.
Hiko, Nevada
Many believe these images represent interstellar lifeforms.
Alamo, Nevada
If you want to take a peek at Area 51, this is legally as close as you're going to get.
Caliente, Nevada
The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.
Alamo, Nevada
This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.
Henderson, Nevada
A retired schoolteacher in suburban Nevada transformed his front yard into a paleontological menagerie.
Indian Springs, Nevada
This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.
Nye County, Nevada
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Hiko, Nevada
The self-proclaimed gateway to the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Rachel, Nevada
This sign designates the road that leads to the infamous Area 51.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.