Twentynine Palms, California
The Ruins of Ryan Ranch
The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.
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Twentynine Palms, California
The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.
Lancaster, California
Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.
Inyo County, California
A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.
Amboy, California
The ghost town that ended up on Ebay.
Los Angeles, California
The legendary building that needed ghostly approval before being built.
Nevada
This dry lake bed was once an emergency landing strip for military and experimental aircraft.
Moapa Valley, Nevada
A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.
Weston, West Virginia
A particularly creepy abandoned hospital that sparks interest for lovers of the supernatural.
Gilbert, West Virginia
Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.
Green Bank, West Virginia
This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.
Sutton, West Virginia
In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.
Salem, West Virginia
This abandoned train tunnel has been the subject of countless ghost stories for years.
Green Bank, West Virginia
The world's largest fully steerable radio telescope.
Wheeling, West Virginia
This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.
Ocaklı Köyü, Turkey
An abused and forgotten metropolis, abandoned for centuries.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.
Fallon, Nevada
This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.
Inyo County, California
This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.
Nye County, Nevada
Under the right conditions, rocks will move across this dry lakebed, leaving trails behind them.
Las Vegas, Nevada
The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.
Clark County, Nevada
Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.
Brookline, Massachusetts
Inside a grand Victorian-era carriage house is the oldest automobile collection in the United States.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
As the oldest natural history museum in the Americas, these halls contain everything from dinosaur bones to biological samples collected by Lewis and Clark.