A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

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

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

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

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

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

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.

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

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

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

Some of the Old West's most notorious outlaws frequented this mining town.

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A stone pillar marking the location of the westernmost battle of the American Civil War only honors one side of the conflict.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

Historic, 19th-century wagon wheel ruts cut into soft volcanic ash.

Colorado's only true geyser is hidden within the San Juan National Forest.

A recreation of an Old West apothecary full of curios.

A fake mine that was made using real mining techniques which is also used as a community center.

This once-popular otherworldly landscape was formed by one of the largest volcanic eruptions in history.

This National Natural Landmark is one of the best examples of a “mass wasting” in the world.