North Bend, Washington
Lester Ghost Town
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.
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North Bend, Washington
A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.
Sparta, Tennessee
Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.
Stamford, Connecticut
An Escher-inspired library dedicated to the wonders of the human mind, yet closed to the public.
Goldendale, Washington
A French chateau, failed utopian community, odd museum, and Stonehenge replica in rural Washington State.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.
Fairview, Utah
A small flooded ghost town with a few scattered structures remaining.
Fackler, Alabama
This natural wonder drops 16 stories straight down through rare flora and streaming waterfalls.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Rougemont, North Carolina
A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Millbrook, Alabama
The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Loveland, Ohio
A castle built by an eccentric medieval enthusiast in suburban Ohio.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Cody, Wyoming
One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Turner, Oregon
This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Oracle, Arizona
A reproduction of earth's many biomes.
Phoenix, Arizona
A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.
Baltimore, Maryland
It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”
Waterbury, Connecticut
A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.