Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
Ruins of Prairie Peace Park
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
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Pleasant Dale, Nebraska
The abandoned remnants of a little sanctuary for world peace that fell into disrepair.
Omaha, Nebraska
A brick-paved former section of the historic coast-to-coast highway.
Meagher, Montana
Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.
West Glacier, Montana
The only road through the heart of Glacier National Park.
St. Charles, Missouri
Entombed in this strange, white stone hill are the deadly remains of radioactive weapons production.
Kansas City, Missouri
An abandoned concrete jungle surrounded by a lush park.
Jackson, Mississippi
Built by prisoners of war, the largest small-scale model ever built includes eight miles of tiny streams that now sit abandoned.
Harmony, Minnesota
This large midwestern cavern features impressive rock formations and an underground waterfall.
Rosemount, Minnesota
The remains of a World War II munitions factory still haunt the fields of this Twin Cities suburb.
Detroit, Michigan
An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.
Detroit, Michigan
Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.
Detroit, Michigan
The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.
Rutland, Massachusetts
The ruins of a Massachusetts prison farm can still be found crumbling the woods of a state park.
Becket, Massachusetts
Locals purchased this abandoned quarry in order to make sure it continues to be overgrown.
Laurel, Maryland
This abandoned asylum was once a state of the art facility before devolving into one of the most deadly mental institutions in American history.
Baltimore, Maryland
Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.
Smithsburg, Maryland
A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.
Lonaconing, Maryland
A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.
Harpswell, Maine
An unusually designed bridge from the 1920s was built to withstand the tides and winds of Maine.
Northwest Piscataquis, Maine
Steam engines and conveyor belts are remnants of a genius system left in the middle of the Maine woods.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.
Petersburg, Kentucky
A ship that lived many lives under many names is now known merely as the "Ghost Ship."
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Eight rare Corvettes are swallowed up by a sinkhole in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum.
Junction City, Kansas
A cannon designed to fire an atomic warhead.