Holyoke, Massachusetts
Eyrie House Ruins
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
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Holyoke, Massachusetts
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
Kingston, New York
Neon signs that grace the windows of Bergdorf Goodman's and Tiffany & Co. come from this studio in Brooklyn.
Los Angeles, California
A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.
New York, New York
This abandoned subway station can still be seen on regular commuter trips.
Washington, D.C.
During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.
New York, New York
The oldest house in Manhattan is now a museum that remembers the home's sordid history of scandals, vice-presidents, and ghosts.
Royse City, Texas
This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.
Boston, Massachusetts
Ralph Waldo Emerson spent two years living here decades before it became a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.
Banning, California
The biggest pinball arcade in the world has over 600 pinball machines, and 300 arcade machines.
New York, New York
Unlock the secrets of the conjuring arts.
Detroit, Michigan
Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.
Stamford, Connecticut
An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.
McArthur, Ohio
The only remnant of a small mining town is an abandoned railroad tunnel that is steeped in ghostly lore.
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
A modern ghost town whose inhabitants were driven away by the growth of nuclear power.
Tucson, Arizona
The Magical World of George Phar Legler.
Newberry Springs, California
The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.
Ludlow, California
One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
Bronx, New York
The loneliest island in New York.
New York, New York
The beautiful tunnel that ran from the lobby to Penn Station is still hidden underneath 34th Street.
Mono County, California
This naturally heated mountainous creek has created a group of neon blue pools of potentially deadly boiling water.
Berkeley, California
A storybook European village in Berkeley.
Milledgeville, Georgia
One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.