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A surreal landscape where fanged rocks rise from the ground and the ocean feels like a great mystery.

An abandoned network of military bunkers and tunnels open for anyone willing to descend into the darkness.

Four abandoned towers hidden above the Douglas fir forest in Washington.

Another of California's unused Cold War missile defense complexes has become a graffiti gallery.

A winding path built in secret on the edge of the continent.

This abandoned boat was left in place thanks to its rotting beauty.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

The old Niles Canyon Aqueduct in the San Francisco Bay Area is a bemusing and secret trail through nature for wayward travelers.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

This offbeat trailer park is home to vintage peddlers, local artists, indie makers, and more.

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

"The House That Love Built" is shying away from "The House That Ghosts Love."

Train debris from the deadliest avalanche in United States history can still be found in the ravine where so many perished.

Creek water that starts here has a 50/50 chance of ending up in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

A ruined hotel with an unlucky history and an eerie present.

This trail leads to a mine that was used as a sanctuary during the Great Fire of 1910.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

The secluded site of a 1943 plane crash and amazing rescue is only accessible by hiking through the woods.

Birdhouses, peacocks, animal sculptures, and a graveyard are all found along this eclectic nature trail.

A petroglyph map of the upper Snake River carved by prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

Built to house a chapter of the Knights Templar, this grandiose building is a relic of Freemasonry in Chicago a century ago.

The lush coastal city of Astoria is riddled with forgotten secret sidewalks.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.