Ancient artists in the middle of nowhere.

Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

Held in a fort that once stood for colonization of the area, this museum now tells the history of its indigenous people.

In an area where the remnants of WWI are discovered on a regular basis this preserved frontline trench may be the most amazing.

Military and first responders can test their skills in a Foggy Bottom mock station down in Georgia.

Bad farming practices caused this unnatural natural wonder.

A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

The country's oldest continually-operated mini golf course lies hidden in plain sight, eclipsed by one of D.C.'s most popular tourist attractions.

Collecting 700 years of mechanical death-dealing, the NRA's sprawling gun museum is a revealing testament to the American obsession with armament.

Home of the golf club used by Alan Shepard on the moon, and more artifacts from the sport's history.

These tourist trap caverns are said to be the former home of a legendary Pennsylvania Hermit.

America's Most Wanted's set resides in this tribute to the history of crime and punishment.

Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.

A glowing underwater cliff attracts marine life and divers in equal measure.

The decaying remains of a ship whose captain mysteriously disappeared.

The vast chamber inside this abandoned cooling tower looks like something out of a sci-fi dystopia.

This abandoned amusement park was built on a site with a dark history.

This disastrous New Jersey safari park saw animal attacks, escapes, and disease before being abandoned.

This WWII plane died a quiet death, and is now a garden eel playground.

The mouldering remains of a disgraced British children's icon are hidden in the brush of a public park.

A massive maritime collision may have led to the myth of a resort island's strange financial status.