Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

A burnt-out motel with priceless Native American artwork in the basement, redeveloped into apartments.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

"I did this all while you were watching TV."

This museum remembers the tough Mormon trek across America through an intriguing array of artifacts.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.

An apocalyptic seismic event creates a deadly chain reaction that ends with a 6-mile long lake developing within weeks.

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

A former gold rush boomtown has managed to stay in business for over 100 ramshackle years.

See just what life was like in a 19th-century prospecting town.

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

A short hike into the mountainside forest reveals a decaying 1890s town.

This abandoned motel doesn't welcome guests anymore, but decay and a creepy atmosphere still call it home.

In the midst of a residential town in Washington exists a property saturated with one man's artistic creations.

100-year-old shipwreck you can walk up to at low tide.

Where Nor'easters go to die.

An emporium for the weird, creepy, rare, and just plain gross.

This lake in the Cascades lives up to its name, disappearing down a hole every spring.

Make it an offering.