The system of air guns are fired off remotely to scare any trespassing avians.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

A 19th-century smallpox cemetery is being reclaimed by scrub forest and sand dunes.

A tribute to a 13-year-old boy who was kidnapped in 1793 and escaped over two years later.

Ironically this massive termite is the mascot for a company that is acclaimed for killing his kind.

Mining caused an asbestos emergency in this small town.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

After this former brothel closed, its interior remained almost frozen in time.

A factory in Milwaukee where poop is reclaimed… and recycled.

Beauty and history abound in this remote West Texas canyon.

The graveyard holds the remains of Irish immigrants who arrived in Queens after fleeing the Great Famine.

Contractors in this Oregon town have been stamping their names in sidewalks since 1908.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

A feminist who put a pretty face on suffrage when she rode a horse through the Capitol.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

This small museum is dedicated to making sure the history of the natural ice industry doesn't melt away.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

A simple plaque remembers a California island massacre that claimed more than 100 lives.

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

This whimsical outsider art wall holds tiny treasures donated by the local community.

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

In the absence of a Chinese-language newspaper, for years the community posted daily updates on this simple bulletin board.

This museum presents a dogged pursuit of 500 years of veterinary history.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.