This abandoned sea fort has become an accidental bird sanctuary.

Captain John Smith thought these cliffs were amazing in 1608 but sharks thought so 20 million years before him.

An eerie, abandoned military base engulfed by nature and graffiti is now home to a local park.

Walk a trail through a historic Quaker town that outlawed slavery in 1777 and was a major waypoint on the Underground Railroad.

A blank headstone topped with a pile of pennies marks the final resting place of the infamous assassin.

A girls' boarding school inspired by the Chicago World's Fair, once abandoned, now restored to strange and scenic glory.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

This rare tortoise skeleton has been hanging around the downtown Los Angeles museum for over a century.

This long, dark tunnel is open to hikers, but those without lights are known to get confused even on the straight path.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

The world's first nuclear power plant is open to visitors looking to role-play a meltdown.

The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.

An abandoned mine where dreams of quicksilver trickled away over 75 years ago.

A tribute to the little-known group of women who were the first ever to fly aircraft in the U.S. military.

This former Texas landfill is flush with 300 million-year-old fossils, all fit for the taking.

An abandoned quicksilver mining town surrounded by the Big Bend parks.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

This mysterious and creepy location instills a strong sense of foreboding in all visitors.

The haunting "Hell House Altar" is one of the few remnants of an abandoned college that has been a magnet for local legends.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.