The ruined remains of a coal mining ghost town are hidden within the woods.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

All that remains of one of the Civil War's more deadly POW camps is a simple flagstone.

An abandoned asylum where patients have been forgotten but their possessions remain.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

"Dark Sky Park" is heaven on Earth for astronomers, one of the rare U.S. locations with no artificial light pollution.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

This hidden gem of a garden has one of the only surviving Victorian ferneries in America.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

This lush forest valley was once mined for lumber to the extent that it was once nicknamed "The Pennsylvania Desert."