Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

This massive crater in the middle of nowhere was used to train astronauts for moon landings.

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

The gutted remains of this Estonian mansion are a monument to a tragic love.

This magnificent, quirky home sits atop a literal gold mine in the middle of the Nevada desert.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

Once connected to the outside world by a single train track, this ghost town is looked after by the National Park Service.

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

This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.

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

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

Graham Ibbesons's moving tribute to the victims of England's worst mining disaster.

A World War II evacuation tunnel turned into a history display of Croatian state and people.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

These seaside shelters once enjoyed by royalty remain a part of local history.

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

This 1930s log cabin began as a taxidermy museum but is now a popular country music venue.

The precise origins of this pink sandstone temple are unknown.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

This 150-year-old train station and caboose have been turned into a railroad museum, enjoyed by young and old alike.

Crafted in 1911, this steam locomotive spent its entire working life in Flagstaff.