Hammonton, New Jersey
Amatol Ghost Town
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.
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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.
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
The universally beloved children's television figure is interred on a high hilltop in one of western Pennsylvania's oldest cemeteries.
Talkeetna, Alaska
This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.
Chicago, Illinois
This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.
Brooklyn, New York
Detailed facade of a brownstone in Boerum Hill.
Wendover, Utah
Come for the speed, leave in love with the desert.
Mount Baldy, California
Abandoned bridge hidden deep in the San Gabriel Mountains.
San Bernardino County, California
A volcanic tunnel illuminated by natural skylights offers a shaded respite from the desert sun.
Williamsburg, Kentucky
Moonbows over Kentucky.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The origin of this mechanical boy was a mystery until he revealed his maker by writing it in perfect cursive.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Silver City, New Mexico
These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Los Angeles, California
A shrine to a skeleton saint in the city of angels.
Warrenton, Oregon
100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.
Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.
Memphis, Tennessee
A Memphis park where you can walk the whole Mississippi River in one go.
Bodfish, California
One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.
Pecos, New Mexico
Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.
Brooklyn, New York
An oasis of calm amid the chaos of the boardwalk, the museum traces the heritage of this beloved beachside amusement park.
St. Joseph, Missouri
The history of the treatment of mental illness, illustrated in all its gory detail, and housed in an asylum.
Moundsville, West Virginia
Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.
Phoenix, Arizona
In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.
San Francisco, California
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.