The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

A derelict bit of transportation infrastructure hidden in the woods.

The ruins of this long-abandoned unsuccessful gold mine can still be found.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The final resting place of the tragic king and queen of the Jazz Age is tucked away in a small Maryland graveyard.

An eerie, decaying ghost town destined to fade into the forest.

Ship skeletons haunt Baltimore's waterways.

A cave on the Maryland border where civilians took refuge during the bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

Despite its lavish ornamentation, and wholesome lifestyle of its devotees, this mountain commune has faced its share of issues.

This abandoned school has had many lives since the early 1900s, and all of them doomed.

This abandoned dream castle and its cemetery look out over the city that once inspired their creation.

Hikers can still stroll beneath the long conveyer of this abandoned mining facility hidden in a West Virginia river gorge.

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

A once grand hotel is being retaken by the wilderness it once capitalized on.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

This memorial garden is the final resting place of many beloved pets including that of a famous explorer.

One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.

She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

The remains of a hospital ravaged by fire, once a progressive place of innovations for disabled children.

A remnant of the 19th-century dream to discourage people from drinking booze by offering them water.

This locally-famous crevasse in New York State is icy all year round.

Naturally formed white marble arch housed in an abandoned marble quarry from the 1800s.