Lee, Massachusetts
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Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."
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Lee, Massachusetts
Stay at this storybook estate, featuring Sir Henry Hudson Kitson's masterpiece "Gingerbread House."
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
This stunning home looks like it belongs in medieval Europe, not North Carolina.
Marble, Colorado
The site of a defunct mill, that once supplied marble for the construction of the Lincoln Memorial.
Carbondale, Colorado
Once owned by the largest employer in Colorado, these ovens have been abandoned for over a century.
Redstone, Colorado
This Rocky Mountain mansion was the luxurious home of the authoritarian leader of a company town.
Surry, Virginia
Rowdy rebels fortified this home during the first popular uprising in United States history.
Windsor, Virginia
The only remaining building from the original 1800 Isle of Wight Courthouse Complex
Frederick, Maryland
An amazing example of Federal-period architecture, truly unique to this region of the state.
Frederick, Maryland
Historic barracks utilized during both the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.
Frederick, Maryland
This three-story Victorian mansion is now home to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center headquarters.
Independence, Missouri
This mansion was made famous by its colorful cast of owners and location along the Sante Fe Trail.
Cavalier, North Dakota
Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.
North Tonawanda, New York
A preserved factory in the "Home of the Carrousel" is now a museum dedicated to the classic wooden ride.
Niagara Falls, New York
Genesis of modern hydroelectric power.
Niagara Falls, New York
Toxic waste disaster that founded the Superfund program.
Lockport, New York
Take an underground boat ride through a former hydraulic raceway that was built in the late 19th century.
Sedalia, Missouri
This historic cliffside mansion uses a natural cave for air conditioning.
Knob Noster, Missouri
The only remaining Cold War–era Minuteman II missile control center in Missouri.
Richmond, California
An abandoned Cold War missile radar site.
Galveston, Texas
This private mansion turned Catholic bishop’s home is an iconic Galveston building.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Before becoming a public park, this spot was a shell midden, a fort, and an amusement park.
New Orleans, Louisiana
An abandoned underground bunker not far from downtown New Orleans.
Iuka, Mississippi
Instead of becoming a power plant, this abandoned complex became a massive letdown.