Holyoke, Massachusetts
Eyrie House Ruins
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
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Holyoke, Massachusetts
The walkable ruins of an 19th century hotel, destroyed in a horse cremation gone wrong.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
Cave City, Kentucky
An abandoned theme park with a strange and tumultuous past.
Ludlow, California
One of the ghostly stops along Route 66.
Valentine, Texas
A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.
Atlanta, Georgia
The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.
Monroe, Utah
One man has installed bathtubs into the Utah desert floor to harness the powers of a natural hot spring.
Bear Creek, North Carolina
A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.
Marfa, Texas
Mysterious glowing orbs float through the desert night.
Boston, Massachusetts
The often-overlooked ruins of one of the first buildings designed by famous landscape architect Frederick Olmsted.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Detroit, Michigan
Abandoned concert venue legendary for its rock counterculture.
St. Marys, Georgia
Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.
Berkeley, California
Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.
Cleveland, Ohio
An unoccupied lighthouse encased in layers of ice from the waters of Lake Erie.
Kansas City, Missouri
This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.
Columbus, Ohio
Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.
Weatherly, Pennsylvania
This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.
Staten Island, New York
This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.
Wilmette, Illinois
The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.
Custer, South Dakota
The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.
Brooklyn, New York
First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.