Instead of faces, these sculptures have barcodes—statements on societal dehumanization.

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

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

The eerie ruins of an isolated abandoned town nicknamed "the Widowmaker" for its deadly gold mine.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

One Brooklyn man's collection of life-size fiberglass statues has taken over his entire yard.

A former insane asylum despised by Nelly Bly and Charles Dickens is now fashionable apartments.

Blighted Irish field and the ruins of a 19th-century cottage on the edge of urban Manhattan.

This empty Victorian manse on Staten Island is said to be haunted but is actually a real life crime scene.

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

The loneliest island in New York.

For over 30 years the walls of this Harlem schoolyard have been a gallery of street art by "Kings and better."

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

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

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

This strange hill on Old Fort Road where gravity works in reverse has been fascinating locals for years.

A volcanic landmark located on an Ice age lake bed.

A haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.

Hidden in a hotel parking lot is a strange historical plaque erected by an obscure fraternal society.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.