Washington, D.C.
Godey Lime Kilns
A historic ruin just 20 feet away from a busy highway onramp.
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Washington, D.C.
Historic Elevator at Potbelly
This sandwich shop has a century-old elevator behind a sheet of plexiglass.
Washington, D.C.
St. Elizabeths Hospital
Government testing at the asylum briefly explored using marijuana as a "truth serum" on Nazi prisoners of war.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Capilla del Santo Cristo de la Salud (Chapel of the Holy Christ of Health)
This chapel on a cliff is renowned for its healing powers and was founded on the site of a supposed divine intervention.
Queens, New York
The Abandoned Rockaway Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad
A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.
Mexico City, Mexico
La Posada del Sol
Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.
Silver Spring, Maryland
'Coastline' Wave Pool
Live data is transmitted from the Atlantic coast to instantly recreate the ocean waves in this fountain at the NOAA headquarters.
Jardín, Colombia
Cave of Splendor
Enchanting cave with a river crashing through the roof.
San Antonio del Tequendama, Colombia
Tequendama Falls Museum
This picturesque mansion has gone from opulent ruin to nature museum.
Washington, D.C.
The Exorcist Stairs
The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.
Lonaconing, Maryland
Klotz Throwing Company
A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.
Key Biscayne, Florida
Neptune Memorial Reef
An underwater city for the dead.
North Miami Beach, Florida
The Cloisters of the Ancient Spanish Monastery
St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.
Key Largo, Florida
Christ of the Abyss
An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.
United States
Aquarius Reef Base
The world's only underwater laboratory where "aquanauts" study oceanic life.
Miami, Florida
Monkey Jungle
Where monkeys run wild and the humans are caged.
Florida
Alligator Reef Lighthouse
This 140-year-old beacon off the Florida Keys marks the wreck of a Navy ship that once roamed the Caribbean hunting pirates.
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Marco Island, Florida
Cape Romano Dome House
An abandoned vacation home spent a decade taking on legends. It's now taking on water.
Islamorada, Florida
Betsy the Lobster
This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.
Key West, Florida
Dry Tortugas
These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world’s largest coastal brick fortresses.
Key West, Florida
Truman's Little White House
A historic presidential getaway on the continental United States' southernmost island.
Key West, Florida
The Conch Republic
"We Seceded Where Others Failed."
Key West, Florida
Blue Heaven Rooster Cemetery
A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.
Key West, Florida
Hemingway's Last Penny
An idyllic swimming pool tells the tale of Hemingway's trouble with women.
