This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

A Rodeo for Prisoners.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

Former self-sufficient mental institution now a planned community.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.

An entire town preserved as a historic landmark.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

An architect's childhood fantasy treehouse made real.

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

A theme park that suffered massive flooding during Katrina was abandoned, and now proves irresistible to trespassing explorers.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A religious-themed park filled with folk art to bring biblical stories to life that fell into disrepair and now being restored.

Mining town from the late 1890s, once home to Calamity Jane.

One of the world's tallest, oldest, and most disgusting chocolate cascades.