The birthplace of both the Atomic Age and Godzilla, and the namesake of the bathing suit.

An enormous concrete structure built over a nuclear crater.

This largely forgotten piece of Cold War history stands hidden in the woods just north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.

A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.

The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

Twice a year, visitors can tour the desolate site that birthed the Atomic Age.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.