Mill Valley, California
Mount Tamalpais Aircraft Crash Site
Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.
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Mill Valley, California
Law-protected wreckage serves as a peculiar memorial for an almost forgotten World War II tragedy.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.
Dundalk, Maryland
This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.
New York, New York
Built hundreds of years ago this downtown iron barrier once protected a much despised king.
St. Augustine, Florida
In this case, 'zero' marks the spot where the iconic Old Spanish Trail ends.
Flagstaff, Arizona
A mysterious spirit totem at the edge of Navajo lands.
Burnet, Texas
This underwater old Texas hill town only resurfaces during harsh drought.
Petersburg, Virginia
A home built with marble tombstones from the graves of 2,200 Union soldiers buried in a Virginia cemetery.
San Francisco, California
Barely visible foundations remain where Stow Lake’s “observatory” once welcomed visitors.
Winslow, Arizona
A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.
San Bernardino County, California
The most isolated mailbox in America lets desert travelers record their passing.
Monticello, Utah
This ghost town was once a cult-like religious utopian settlement.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Washington, D.C.
An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.
Boston, Massachusetts
The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.
Folsom, California
This museum looks at the history of one of America's most famous prisons and most beloved albums.
Decatur, Georgia
Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.
Denver, Colorado
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Los Angeles, California
The illuminating collection of L.A. street lights is run by the city and only opens one day per month.
Truckee, California
Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.
Savannah, Georgia
This haunting tombstone comes complete with a heartbreaking story of love and loss.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
A metal ring in the middle of the road marks the exact spot where the Soviet satellite crash-landed in 1962.
New York, New York
Hidden in one of New York's oldest subway stations is the final remnant of the site of the bizarre Shakespeare Riots.
Villa Park, Illinois
This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.