Camp Verde, Arizona
Verde Valley Archaeology Center
This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.
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Camp Verde, Arizona
This comprehensive collection features Native American artifacts dating back centuries.
Chloride, Arizona
All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.
Portland, Oregon
Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.
New Port Richey, Florida
These simple structures are living monuments to the fishermen who built this community over a century ago.
New Port Richey, Florida
Built in 1927, this pink stucco hotel once hosted stars of Hollywood’s silent movie era. Now it's being brought back to life.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
No one knows how or why this painting appeared to produce crystallized tears.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."
Chokoloskee, Florida
A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.
Tampa, Florida
A seemingly inexplicable memorial honors a beloved Tampa fruit-seller.
Esmeralda County, Nevada
This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!
Goldfield, Nevada
Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.
Goldfield, Nevada
Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.
Goldfield, Nevada
This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.
Goldfield, Nevada
Get a taste of the Wild West and a glimpse into the gold rush in Goldfield's oldest continually-running business.
Tonopah, Nevada
In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.
Tonopah, Nevada
There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.
Tonopah, Nevada
Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.
Seattle, Washington
Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.
Goodsprings, Nevada
The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.
San Bernardino, California
These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.
Blairsville, Georgia
Georgia's highest point was given its strange name thanks to a simple translation error.
Helen, Georgia
This lovely burial mound is actually a replica that was installed after archeologists excavated the original.
Molson, Washington
This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.