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The lost ruins of the forgotten ferry lie hidden beneath the silt.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.

Narrow slot canyons in a badland eroded into soft sedimentary rock provide an otherworldly landscape in this remote Nevada state park.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

An unusual slot canyon in the Aztec/Navajo Sandstone has a cross-section like an inverted old-fashioned keyhole.

The highest concentration of petroglyph sites in Gold Butte National Monument, plus an improbable early 20th-century dam.

A vibrant arts enclave in stunning red rock scenery.

This old selenite mine is dotted with tiny crystals that make it shimmer like it's covered in glitter.

The aviator lived here from 1924 until she became the first woman to cross the Atlantic by airplane in 1928.

A memorial dedicated to victims of the Irish Potato Famine who perished while quarantined on this island.

This historic house was the birthplace and childhood home of the 35th president of the United States.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

Malcolm X's house during his most formative years faces an uncertain future.

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.

The former locus of Boston's high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.

Stolen goods adorn the organ at Old North Church.

The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts.