Places Added by Rachel James

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

A museum and memorial built amid the rubble of a town obliterated by nature.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

A desperate final message left by a POW on the run serves as a memorial for himself and the 97 that died with him.

Hiding amid the largest camellia collection in the country lies a charming children's maze, donated by a secret admirer.

This fully intact Neoclassical-Greek Revival style firehouse operated until 1938.

A military vehicle collection, showcasing how war transportation advanced from horse drawn artillery to self propelled cannons.

California's oldest existing theater building hosted an impressive cast of celebrities, including hosting Mark Twain's first lecture.

The bullet-riddled wall from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre, bloodstains enhanced for your viewing pleasure.

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.

A middle school sports field that many believe was the true location of the first successful powered flight - and not by the Wright Brothers.

Pay your respects to a folk-punk legend.

16,500-acre ranch filled with American heritage, geological wonders, and a giant pile of tires is the crown jewel of an intriguing tug-of-war.

Rare signs of the former Soviet Union in the Caribbean, though not where you'd expect them.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

An increasingly eccentric apartment building, topped with winged beasties.

Peek through a transparent pyramid and drink in the mountain made of books.

The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."