Austin, Texas
Congress Bridge Bats
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
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Austin, Texas
Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.
Madrid, Iowa
A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.
Chipley, Florida
A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
Queens, New York
Read between the lines of the subway map to find the hidden abandoned Civil War fort.
Lake Wales, Florida
A haunted hill that supposedly defied gravity.
Hildebran, North Carolina
An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.
Los Angeles, California
A ghost town at the airport is now a refuge for blue butterflies.
Los Angeles, California
The remains of the first punk club in L.A.
Los Angeles, California
A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.
Cairo, Illinois
A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.
Gainesville, Florida
This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.
New York, New York
A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.
San Francisco, California
A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.
Staten Island, New York
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.
Wexford, Pennsylvania
A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Baltimore, Maryland
This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Littlefield, Arizona
An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.
Stevenson, Washington
An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.
Los Angeles, California
A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.