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Public works and national defense project meant to carve a canal all the way across the state of Florida.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

The only runway directly into the magic kingdom has been closed since 1972, but it still sings to you if you drive fast enough.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor, rocks and fossils from every U.S. state were collected into a pyramid of national unity.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

All you ever needed or wanted to know about America's favorite whiskey, but not a drop to drink.

This historic hotel on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park has a storied history of gangsters and baseball greats.

The only nuclear weapon assembly and disassembly plant in the U.S.

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.

A one-of-a-kind sundial at the Very Large Array honors a radio astronomy pioneer, incorporating the original piers from his breakthrough radio telescope.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

The second-largest (of only two in the world) large particle collider is the underdog of experimental physics.

A memorial to the first person killed by a motor vehicle in the Western Hemisphere.

A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.

This airfield is home to a number of retired vintage planes in various states of disrepair.

The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

This abandoned lighthouse looks like a rusting oil rig, but has managed to survive a number of storms.

The U.S. Supreme Court's secret Cold War relocation facility in the mountains of North Carolina.