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Kael Knight

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Goldfield Hotel main entrance on Columbia Street in 1976

Goldfield, Nevada

Goldfield Hotel

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

The Paste Eater's grave in Goldfield Pioneer Cemetery.

Goldfield, Nevada

Paste Eater's Grave

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Tonopah Mining Park.

Tonopah, Nevada

Tonopah Mining Park

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

Old Tonopah Cemetery

Tonopah, Nevada

Old Tonopah Cemetery

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

Lunar Crater

Tonopah, Nevada

Lunar Crater

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

The Loneliest Road in America

Austin, Nevada

U.S. Route 50

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Operation Teapot, April 15, 1955

Nye County, Nevada

Atomic Survival Town

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Apatosaurus trackway

La Junta, Colorado

Picketwire Canyon Trackway

The largest dinosaur trackway in North America is tucked away among this canyon's ghosts and archaeological gems.

Hot Springs Mammoth Site

Hot Springs, South Dakota

Mammoth Site

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

Smooth, massive walls make for an intriguing surprise compared to typical cave architecture

Flagstaff, Arizona

Coconino Lava River Cave

Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.

Humphreys Peak B-24 Wreckage

Flagstaff, Arizona

Humphreys Peak B-24 Wreckage

The wreckage of a deadly bomber plane crash can still be found near an Arizona peak.

The long-"lost" urn, in its new setting

Washington, D.C.

Cuban-American Friendship Urn

The only National Monument ever to go missing for nearly 50 years then resurface in a dump.

Interior of the International Church of Cannabis.

Denver, Colorado

International Church of Cannabis

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

Swetsville Zoo
Permanently Closed

Fort Collins, Colorado

Swetsville Zoo

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

 Shattuck Windmill Museum

Shattuck, Oklahoma

Shattuck Windmill Museum

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

The Highest Point in Kansas.

Weskan, Kansas

Mount Sunflower

A whimsical monument marks the highest point in Kansas, not that you could tell by the looks of it.

Havasupai Falls

Supai, Arizona

Havasupai Falls

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

Katskhi Pillar

Katskhi, Georgia

Katskhi Pillar

Small church on top of a huge rock column.

Seattle Underground

Seattle, Washington

Seattle Underground

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

The dome is visible from the air—a perfect circle concealing something darker.

Marshall Islands

Cactus Dome

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.

SS Palo Alto, the cement ship at Seacliff State Beach

Aptos, California

SS Palo Alto

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Court of the Mysteries at night

Santa Cruz, California

Court of Mysteries

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

View of Alden Park from the bandstand, showing polaris missile.

Vallejo, California

Alden Park

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

Eureka Dunes

California

Eureka Dunes

The highest dunes in California are the most likely place in the area to hear the Singing Sands.

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