Cisco, Utah
Home of the Brave
Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.
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Cisco, Utah
Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.
Hinckley, Utah
A shady solar power system that couldn't hold up to the harsh desert conditions.
Moab, Utah
The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.
Tonopah, Nevada
In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.
Nye County, Nevada
The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Hamtramck, Michigan
A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.
Port Austin, Michigan
Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.
Wilmington, Delaware
Enchanting gardens surround a derelict mansion, all hidden in plain sight behind a stone wall.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Erie, Pennsylvania
A quirky collection of outsider art made from automobile parts.
Nashville, Tennessee
The alley connecting two of country music’s most historic venues has a rich history of its own.
Nashville, Tennessee
A heartwarming message to those entering and departing Music City from above.
Memphis, Tennessee
Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.
Lebanon, Tennessee
This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.
Sevierville, Tennessee
Wild lights and sound effects turn a walk through some caves into an eye-popping 1960s tourist attraction.
Adams, Tennessee
Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.
Memphis, Tennessee
The "Jade Museum" is full of thousands of intricately carved works of art made from various precious stones.
Brownsville, Tennessee
A restored, one-room African-American schoolhouse in the diva's hometown now preserves the legacy of its most famous student.
Memphis, Tennessee
The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.