This eerily well-preserved coal town was saved from destruction by a Sean Connery movie.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

In the city forest of Augsburg are oval, artificial ponds formed from a World War II bombing campaign.

Wandering this ancient burial place offers a glimpse of the afterlife in the fresco-adorned tombs of an ancient Etruscan civilization.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

Hidden up a dusty track off the Georgian Military Road is this fascinating waterfall with mountainous views.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.