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Packard Automotive Plant
Permanently Closed

Detroit, Michigan

Packard Automotive Plant

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

Edgar Allan Poe Museum

Richmond, Virginia

Edgar Allan Poe Museum

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

A discreet entrance to the White House.

Washington, D.C.

Secret Entrance to the White House

The winding route passes through an enclosed alleyway, two tunnels, and leads to the White House basement.

Timberline Lodge

Government Camp, Oregon

Timberline Lodge

You might know it as the Overlook Hotel, but the inside is not going to be familiar.

Rajneesh Invasion Plaque

Antelope, Oregon

Rajneesh Invasion Plaque

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

Hole in the Ground

Lake, Oregon

Hole in the Ground

Massive crater in central Oregon.

Vintage aircraft from the Erickson Collection

Madras, Oregon

Erickson Aircraft Collection

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

Byron Hot Springs Hotel

Byron, California

Byron Hot Springs Hotel

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

Grave of Concepción Argüello

Benicia, California

Grave of Concepción Argüello

The final resting place of a woman who never gave up on love.

Close up of the condition of the fleet.

Benicia, California

Suisun Bay Ghost Fleet

The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.

Palace of Fine Arts

San Francisco, California

Palace of Fine Arts

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Yoda Fountain

San Francisco, California

Yoda Fountain

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Treasure Island as seen from Yerba Buena Island

San Francisco, California

Treasure Island

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

Boutique below and legs above

San Francisco, California

Dangling Legs at the Piedmont Boutique

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

Kinetic Steam Works. (Press Photo)

Oakland, California

Kinetic Steam Works

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

"Anti-Saloon League San Francisco Est. 1920" A sign seen outside Bourbon & Branch.

San Francisco, California

Bourbon & Branch

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Labyrinth at Land’s End
Permanently Closed

San Francisco, California

Labyrinth at Land’s End

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

The mall's generic appearance today gives little hint of its history.

Milpitas, California

Great Mall of Milpitas

This giant shopping mall still holds signs of its automotive past.

Mercer Caverns

Murphys, California

Mercer Caverns

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

McHenry Mansion

Modesto, California

McHenry Mansion

An expansive and intricately restored mansion remains from over a century ago--and so do its ghosts.

A motorcade drives past the Uniroyal Giant Tire.

Allen Park, Michigan

Uniroyal Giant Tire

The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.

Ohio State Reformatory.

Mansfield, Ohio

Ohio State Reformatory

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

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