Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A living time capsule of the 1960s Richardson Bay water-front.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

Enormous crabs, bioluminescent jellies, and other amazing creatures from the ocean’s depths—some of which are in an aquarium for the first time ever.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

Collection of scores of race cars from the 1900s to recent lovingly maintained and displayed.

This once sprawling resort now sits abandoned, filled with graffiti and vibrant colors from an era long passed.

These mouldering mansion ruins remember a time when the Catskills were nothing but luxury.

The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.

The exit of the largest prisoner-of-war escape attempt on American soil during World War II.

An out of this world experience.

A geological mystery on Camelback Mountain.

A towering bronze statue memorializes the founding father of postwar American conservatism.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.