This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

Forget Hollywood, one of the biggest stars in the world can be found in Roanoke, Virginia.

A remarkable time capsule of American manufacturing deep in Maryland coal country.

Hop on the train and tour an elaborate miniature town made completely of junk (including the train).

This gorgeous beach hides behind two headlands in Oregon's Ecola State Park.

A rough granite monument marks the spot where Europeans first caught sight of the San Francisco Bay.

A pre-Industrial Age iron furnace and the site of a nearly-forgotten piece of Black history.

The mysterious headstone of an unidentified bank robber was seen visited, every year, by a woman in black.

Visit these gentle, bell-bottomed, exquisite equines at the home of North America's first Gypsy Vanner horses.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

This WWII-era military installation once held an entire city within its walls - now, its walls are falling down.

A serene garden path lined with 36 haiku stamped into clay stones.

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.

One of the largest pieces of scientific equipment ever carried on a NASA space shuttle sits in a Chicago alley.

Mansion and shopping center used in the 1975 film "The Stepford Wives."

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

One man's grief over the national tragedy has manifested in a pod of homemade whales on his front lawn.

This rural community has attracted both scientists and techno-refugees due to its federally-mandated lack of technology.

Roaming bison and a spectacular view at the highest point in Nebraska.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

Home to the only outdoor municipal elevator in the United States.

The first bridge observation tower in the U.S. offers one of the best views of Maine.