A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

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

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

This stately structure has been abandoned for half a century.

The location of Puerto Rico's first water bottling plant, thanks to a collaboration between Mother Nature and technology.

Inside a state forest, the forgotten remains of a Cold War defensive installation.

An overgrown and abandoned tuberculosis ward resides in the midst of a quaint modern neighborhood.

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.

An abandoned 146-acre summer resort slowly being reclaimed by nature.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

A beautiful, historic location open to the public.

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

Operational for less than a year, this mill produced more than 11,000 tons of chrome concentrate in its short lifespan.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

A hulking remnant of Alaska's industrial gold mining boom in the 1920s.

Once a thriving business district, this former shopping area is now an urban ghost town in the heart of the city.

Once luxurious, these oceanfront beach homes have been left to succumb to the elements as the beach is slowly washed away.

This old army installation has worn many hats throughout its history.

The overgrown remains of one of the premier auto-racing speedways in the Midwest—and also one of the most deadly.

The hidden ruins of a mill that is linked to an attempt to assassinate the vice president of the United States.

A handful of beehive kilns are all that’s left of a historic brick-making empire.