Los Angeles, California
The Magic Castle
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
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Los Angeles, California
The private clubhouse for the members of the Academy of Magical Arts.
Los Angeles, California
This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.
Silver Spring, Maryland
Built in 1945, this historic train station has a new lease on life with its baggage area serving as an event space.
Silver Spring, Maryland
These five Art Deco homes were meant to solve the "small house problem."
Salem, Massachusetts
A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum.
Geneva, Illinois
This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.
Batavia, Illinois
Arguably the best example of an authentic Dutch windmill in the United States, rivaling its counterparts in the Netherlands.
Batavia, Illinois
An exhibit of items from the mental institution where Mary Todd Lincoln lived after her son conspired to have her committed.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
An unusual and eclectic collection of local historical memorabilia.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
These ruins of an octagonal stone school that was later used as an A.U.M.P. church exemplify a popular school design from the 1830s.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Descendants of this colonial Pennsylvania family still travel from far and wide to visit the 300-year-old home of their Quaker ancestors.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
A restored 1834 stone bank barn preserving the curious history of the natural ice trade.
Union, Oregon
One of the few remaining water-driven tool shops, originally built in 1911.
Granite, Oregon
A glimpse of mining history just beyond the tree line.
Atlantic Mine, Michigan
One of only two remaining steel dams in the United States
Copper Harbor, Michigan
The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.
Mohawk, Michigan
One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.
Calumet, Michigan
Only the original archway remains from the building where a false cry of "fire" started a panic that claimed more than 70 lives on Christmas Eve in 1913.
Hancock, Michigan
Rusting hulk stands in testament to the Keweenaw Peninsula’s rich history of copper mining.
Searchlight, Nevada
Abandoned mine site with interesting artifacts to explore, including a 4-stamp mill.
Nelson, Nevada
A mining town once rife with murderous disputes over its copious treasures now creates income as a popular spot for photo shoots.
Nelson, Nevada
This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.
Virginia City, Nevada
Beneath a Virginia City bar is the entrance to an abandoned gold mine.