Yermo, California
Calico Ghost Town
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
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Yermo, California
A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
An architecturally-focused antique shop.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Santa Barbara, California
Acres of natural wonders left behind by a socialite-turned-gardener.
Palm Coast, Florida
A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.
Atlanta, Georgia
Healing Springs that once ran red with soldiers' blood.
Kernersville, North Carolina
Jule Körner's house full of bizarre architectural details.
Bonne Terre, Missouri
The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.
Chesterton, Indiana
The site of a 19th century "dream city" that almost rivaled Chicago before being swallowed by the Indiana sand dunes.
Pittston, Pennsylvania
The graffitied ruins stand hidden within the Pennsylvania woods.
Pikeville, Tennessee
Labor provided by Great Depression-era programs restored these 25,000 acres in Tennessee.
Hot Springs, North Carolina
North Carolina's finest examples of Native American pictographs have survived for 5,000 years.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Clark County, Nevada
The drama of nature in full effect in this Nevada State Park.
Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
Los Angeles, California
The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.
San Francisco, California
A still functioning vaudeville carousel that has operated for over a century boasts a colorful menagerie and past.
Rocksprings, Texas
This sacred cavern, 400 feet deep, is home to millions of bats and an ancient burial ground.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Hammonton, New Jersey
In the woods of New Jersey lie the ruins of a munitions village abandoned after World War I and the remnants of a 1920s wooden racetrack.
Washington, D.C.
A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.
Quemado, New Mexico
In the remote high desert of New Mexico, a strange array of poles beckon fury from above.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.