Paicines, California
New Idria Ghost Town
After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.
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Paicines, California
After the nearby mercury mine shut down, this town was abandoned and declared a Superfund site.
Argonne, South Dakota
Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.
Esmeralda County, Nevada
This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!
Silver Peak, Nevada
The precious-metals strikes dating back to the 1860s are now mostly inactive, but this area has become the United States' only domestic source of lithium.
Nye County, Nevada
Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.
Goldfield, Nevada
One of the best places to dig—some say on the planet—for six different types of chalcedony.
Goldfield, Nevada
Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.
Goldfield, Nevada
This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
Hastings, Nebraska
This museum started by a curious collector is now a place for believers and skeptics alike.
Kearney, Nebraska
A museum chronicling pioneer life constructed over Interstate 80.
St. James, Nebraska
This simple stone monument honors a 19th-century tragedy.
Grand Island, Nebraska
Whimsical cartoon cars suspended on posts soar over an automotive shop.
Winnebago, Nebraska
A Winnebago Tribe collection featuring arrowheads, artwork, and a mysterious rock carving.
Lincoln, Nebraska
This little gem of a museum is a hidden jewel filled with prehistoric treasures.
Potter, Nebraska
Storage units with a wartime past.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Four ionic columns from the Treasury Department building ended up in a park in Nebraska.
Beatrice, Nebraska
This was the first homestead registered after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act into law.
Harrison, Nebraska
A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.
Omaha, Nebraska
This once rural mansion now sits in the heart of the city.
Ogallala, Nebraska
A fascinating collection of art made from petrified wood and fossils by two octogenarian twin brothers.
Lincoln, Nebraska
The largest collection of historical roller skates in the world.