Places shadowsandrust Wants to Go

Mine your own precious stones.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

At one time this small mining village was the highest town in America but now it sits abandoned while the mine churns on.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

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

A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.

The world's largest carnivore sanctuary is home to over 450 meat-eating rescues.

The scene of one of the darkest moments in American labor history has been left essentially untouched since the tragedy.

Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

These faux-cliff dwellings allow visitors to climb around on a replica archaeological site.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."