A few dilapidated structures are all that remain of this deserted former silver mining town.

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

This rustic old building is said to be the most photographed barn in America.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

A massive sea stack famous for its appearance in The Goonies.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

The ruins of this former mining boomtown once housed over 3,000 people. Now, the population is two.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

Legends surround this jagged rock formation in the New Mexico desert.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

A failed utopian experiment for British expats in the American South is now a Victorian village frozen in time.

Railroad came. People came. Railroad left. Town died.

Visit this playground of waterfalls, caves and sinkholes.

Better known as the "Body Farm," this unique research facility has been studying how human bodies break down since the 1980s.

All that's left of the quintessential "cabin in the woods."

Small, privately owned island divided between Michigan and Ohio with abandoned vacation homes and a derelict lighthouse.