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The Baker Hotel in 2006. (Wikimedia Commons)

Mineral Wells, Texas

The Baker Hotel

Crumbling hotel echoes with the sounds of the '30s.

Skunk Ape Research Headquarters

Ochopee, Florida

Skunk Ape Research Headquarters

In the depths of the Everglades, one man has dedicated his life to studying the elusive Skunk Ape.

Dead Man's Hole

Marble Falls Township, Texas

Dead Man's Hole

Civil War dumping ground for the bodies of terrorized Union sympathizers.

Endor Iron Furnace

Sanford, North Carolina

Endor Iron Furnace

Ruins of an American Civil War iron forge still survive today.

Washington Island Stave Church

Washington, Wisconsin

Washington Island Stave Church

Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.

The "front out" display at Alabama Booksmith

Homewood, Alabama

Alabama Booksmith

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

Fort Matanzas

St. Augustine, Florida

Fort Matanzas National Monument

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

The Gingerbread Castle

Hamburg, New Jersey

The Gingerbread Castle

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

The Ghost Church, fall 2016.

Mechanicsville, Virginia

The Ghost Church

The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.

Downtown Mackinac

Mackinac Island, Michigan

Mackinac Island

Island where motor vehicles are banned -- home to the only carless highway in the United States.

Fort Richmond ruins, Fort Wadsworth.

Staten Island, New York

Remains of Fort Wadsworth

Once America's longest-manned military fort, now an abandoned hulk.

Montgomery Bell Tunnel

Kingston Springs, Tennessee

Montgomery Bell Tunnel

The first full-scale tunnel built in America is short but scenic.

Large Binocular Telescope

Safford, Arizona

Large Binocular Telescope

One of the world's largest telescopes, stares into the night sky with two huge mirrors.

Fort Proctor

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Fort Proctor

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

Cruger-dePeyster Sugar Mill Ruins

New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Cruger-dePeyster Sugar Mill Ruins

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

Hot Wells Hotel and Spa. (Creative Commons)

San Antonio, Texas

Hot Wells Hotel and Spa

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

The balancing rocks.

Culver, Oregon

Metolius Balancing Rocks

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

The Dominator Shipwreck

Palos Verdes Estates, California

The Dominator Shipwreck

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

Ashland st. Entrance at Walsh Park.

Chicago, Illinois

The 606 aka Bloomingdale Trail

The 606 is a decade in the making.

The view at night.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

West End Overlook

The only way to see Pittsburgh is from the top of this lookout point, just like the ancient members of the native peoples did.

Front gate of the park. (2020)

Bethesda, Maryland

Glen Echo Amusement Park

Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.

"Eye of God" Rapid, Chattooga River

Clayton, Georgia

"Eye of God" Rapid, Chattooga River

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

Outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. (ncindc/Flickr)

Washington, D.C.

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Largest Roman Catholic church in North America.

Sand blowing off a crest in the Kelso Dunes.

San Bernardino, California

Kelso Dunes

The largest dune field in the Mojave offers a chance of hearing the 'singing sands.'

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