A hard-to-reach oasis in a desolate corner of Death Valley National Park.

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

This mass grave for victims of a massive hurricane remained hidden until 1991.

This statue honors a pillar of the early New Haven Black community.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

A tribute to the Nirvana frontman hides beneath the bridge that was the singer's beloved hangout spot.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

This "zoo" is a cross between a junkyard and a sculpture garden, featuring animals you won't see anywhere else.

The world's largest washing machine collection has more than 1,400 antique items in its exhibit.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

One of the last free public hot springs is decorated with hippie art.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.

Other-worldly rock formations and ancient fossils abound in this unique stretch of Nebraska badlands.

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

A rancher expanding a natural spring for his cattle came up with bones – lots and lots of them.