A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

This reclusive Hopi village in Arizona has been continuously populated longer than anywhere else in America.

A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.

Seemingly grown on some other world, these New Mexico rock formations look like a disused science fiction set.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This old mining town, deep in the California desert, has a year-round population of one.

135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.

In Tucson a giant metal snake helps pedestrians cross a busy highway.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

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

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

Hidden in a secluded Greek cove is a pristine beach marred only by the rusting smuggler's hulk stranded on its shores.

An eerily abandoned stone tower is all that remains of a demolished dam on Cape Fear River.

The spiral staircase hidden inside this giant Parisian column was likely built for Catherine de Medici's astrologer.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

During prohibition, corrupt city officials ran drinking dens under the streets of Downtown Los Angeles.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.

A graceful natural rock formation stands astride the point where the Gulf of California meets the Pacific Ocean.

The largest natural travertine bridge in the world is nestled in a small canyon in central Arizona.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.