This sacred space and gathering spot for the Wyandot Nation has been the surrounded by controversy and confusion.

Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

Remnants of a quarry company town still stand on the banks of the Wapsipinicon River.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.

An unlikely Transcendental Meditation haven in the American Heartland built around the ancient Vedic principles of balance and harmony.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

Covering 37 subterranean acres, this Armillaria gallic is a famous fungus with its own festival.

Large pioneer village showcasing life during boom times.

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.

On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.

The dream home of an iconoclastic renaissance man still stands as a monument to his domestically mundane vision.

An Iowa town celebrates its heritage with the tallest working Dutch windmill in North America.