An Italian hillside ghost town.

The abandoned "Ghost Mansion" was left to decay in the mountains of Northern Italy.

This overgrown mountain village has been abandoned for nearly a century.

An abandoned village, frozen in time by the threat of a landslide.

This long-abandoned village sits across a narrow gorge from a still-inhabited settlement that was once its twin.

Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.

A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.

A former mining village that now operates as an open-air museum.

The crumbling remains of a 19th-century textile factory.

Visitors to this public park will also find the ruins of an old western fort.

The sprawling attraction boasts a collection of more than 150 historic wagons.

This quiet chapel was central to a community of settlers who reclaimed an abandoned fort.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

An amazing collection of model trains, collectibles, and artifacts that span the last 100 years.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

One of the largest private collections of cars manufactured by the short-lived Franklin Automobile Company.

This scrap yard doubles as a naive art gallery full of found art and farm animals.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found at a weekend swap meet.

Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.

A cabinet of curious mathematical models and old calculators.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

The remains of this rugged homestead ranch offer a brief glimpse into a bygone era.