Places Edited by Darrell Powers

In the 1950s, two women saved this grand theater in the Colorado mountains from demolition.

Only ruined buildings and abandoned charcoal kilns remain of this once bustling Wild West boom town.

The remains of a foundry and old blast furnaces destroyed during the Civil War are preserved in this central Alabama park.

Take a self-guided tour through one of Colorado's most elevated mining districts.

The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

An abandoned sawmill from more than 134 years ago stands testament to the ambition of one man.

This lush 12-acre site was once named the finest Japanese garden in North America.

Isak Heartstone, a 15-foot wooden troll made out of recycled materials.

Thousands of years ago, Indigenous people painted images onto these canyon walls that are still on display today, provocative, mysterious, and enduring reminders of the people who lived here long ago.

More than 25 fully functional scale replicas of famous lighthouses dot the shores of Lake Havasu.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

Above Breckenridge, a destructive mining technique sits sunken in a small pond.

During the 19th-century, this park was a vital trading fort.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

This nearly abandoned town was once a thriving mining community until a series of fires.

Site of the 1926 murder trial of Ernest Burkhart who was involved in the "Reign of Terror."

This baseball diamond was home to the Rockford Peaches, a team featured in the hit film "A League of Their Own."

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

This abandoned building made of petrified wood was once a hotspot for buying moonshine.

This memorial includes fragments from one of the greatest tragedies in United States history.

Nature and art meet in this curvy creation

The only museum in the world dedicated to the history of sprint car racing, next to one of the country's most historic dirt tracks.