Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

A Nevada mining boomtown that ran out of silver and luck.

Locals dubbed this abandoned abode the "gingerbread house" because of its odd architecture.

A life-sized mammoth sculpture marks the spot where the remains of a Columbian mammoth were discovered in 2005.

A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

Crumbling remnants of what was once a booming town full of silver.

Civil War Fort on an island in the Boston Harbor.

One woman's dream became a train hotel in her backyard.

Take a monster truck tour around an ostrich farm in the middle of the desert.

This historic bridge has weathered fires and floods and still stands, now abandoned, where it has stood since 1874.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

The highest peak in Utah is the hardest to reach, but only if explorers choose the hard way.

An isolated beacon with a history of grisly murder and a view of some of literature's greatest inspirations.

Guns that have been defending San Francisco since 1904.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.

A pier that used to act as a busy ferry dock is now a decaying favorite of local fisherman and urban artists.

A mysterious light in the wood, rumoured to be the the ghost of a railroad brakeman.

The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

The rusting remains are visible sticking out of the waters of the Delaware Bay.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

The taxidermied remains of the "last wild grizzly bear in California" and of the symbol of the state of California.