Potomac, Maryland
Maryland Gold Mine Ruins
The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Potomac, Maryland
The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Arlee, Montana
This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.
Key Biscayne, Florida
A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.
Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
The king of U.S. high points towers over every other peak on the continent.
Marianna, Arkansas
One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.
Washington, D.C.
A nostalgic bibliographic gem.
Goodsprings, Nevada
The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.
Velarde, New Mexico
A preserve with 75,000 ancient drawings remains the realm of public – not just scientific – exploration.
Atlanta, Georgia
One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.
Baltimore, Maryland
An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.
Munfordville, Kentucky
A local scoured more than 1,000 acres for stone to create his masterpiece.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Flagstaff, Arizona
An artificial crater field that trained astronauts for lunar exploration.
Alamo, Nevada
An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.
Memphis, Tennessee
A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.
Phil Campbell, Alabama
Famous for its bio-luminescent inhabitants, known as "dismalites."
White Oaks, New Mexico
In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.
Henrieville, Utah
This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.
St. Augustine, Florida
It's a pretty creepy lock-up.
Tombstone, Arizona
An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.
Savannah, Georgia
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
Petros, Tennessee
This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.