A living snapshot of a different time in America is preserved and maintained by a community of volunteers.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

This deserted Gold Rush town is home to a Masonic lodge that, strangely enough, still holds meetings.

This remote fort on the Yukon River is a vestige of the wild Alaska gold rush.

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

A lawless town deep in Death Valley was famous for its riches and death rate.

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

In the early 1900s, hundreds of Black Americans found opportunity in this now-abandoned rural community.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.

One of the oldest active carousels in the country—but it might be missed by all but the keenest-eyed boardwalk strollers.

This miniature village stays behind in the Breuer Building, even as the museums around it come and go.

A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.

A remarkably opulent mansion with a tragic history.

A small museum dedicated to taking the taboo out of all things related to poo.

Although built to generate electricity for Marylanders, this dam has become an all-you-can-eat buffet for American bald eagles.

This gravelly, dangerous highway is the only road in the United States that leads to the Arctic Ocean.

A 19th century grave house with a unique message formed by the stone supports to the railing around the walls.

The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.

Generations have refused to move this doll from its dusty resting place to preserve a castle from a watery fate.

These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.