Wexford, Pennsylvania
Fountain of Youth
A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.
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Wexford, Pennsylvania
A stone arch leads to a cavernous 1930s spring house tucked away in the Pennsylvania woods.
Lee Vining, California
Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.
Bronx, New York
Home to the infamous "Typhoid Mary" and the worst loss of life in New York's history prior to September 11, 2001.
Alamosa, Colorado
When ecosystems collide in the arid Southwest.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Found art has transformed this Pittsburgh neighborhood into a psychedelic dream.
Carlsbad, California
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
Forks, Washington
A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.
Orick, California
Canyon walls shrouded in ferns.
Cañon City, Colorado
The highest bridge in America was built for an almost unnervingly small amount of money.
Duffield, Virginia
A 300-yard long natural tunnel runs through a ridge deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Bryson City, North Carolina
This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.
Bangor, Maine
The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.
Louisville, Kentucky
This former tuberculosis research hospital endeavored to cure the dreaded disease with fresh air and positive attitudes.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An abandoned relic of the city's failed experiment with below ground transit.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Bedford, Indiana
The longest navigable underground river in the United States is home to countless blind and albino animals.
New York, New York
A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.
New York, New York
The oldest surviving bridge in New York City, which reopened to pedestrians in 2015.
San Francisco, California
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
New York, New York
A tunnel once abandoned now thrives with graffiti art as an off-limits makeshift gallery.
Camdenton, Missouri
European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.
Beacon, New York
Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.
Roscoe, New York
An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.
Chesterfield, New Hampshire
Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.