The site where a nuclear bomb was lowered over 8,000 feet underground and detonated as an experiment in natural gas extraction.

A coal fire has been burning underground here since 1896.

Two creeks flow out of either end of this canyon in opposite directions.

A roadside attraction filled with an astounding array of gloriously wacky vehicles.

Metal water storage tank turned ethereal concert hall.

The site of the "Bone Wars" between two rival paleontologists during the dinosaur rush of the 19th century.

A stark reminder of the huge nuclear weapons plant that once stood on the site and its effect on the surrounding area.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

An eclectic collection of artifacts from the Wild West is preserved in a remote fictional pioneer town.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."

During the 1990's nearly all of the world's LSD is thought to have come from the operators of the lab once located in this missile silo.

An old-timey wax exhibition campily depicting New Orleans legends and scandals.

The short-lived history of a new republic and British control in West Florida.

This relatively recently abandoned brewery is a tragic reminder of the continuing effects of Hurricane Katrina.

The crumbling remains of a 19th century fortess.

Site of a former hidden treehouse in New Orleans.

This sculpture may be the only known depiction of a man who helped finance the American Revolution and inadvertently created the dollar sign.

The childhood home of Jerry Lee Lewis was converted into a museum dedicated to his musical legend.

After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.

World's largest precision optical instrument used to detect Einstein's elusive gravity waves.

Every year, a Louisiana town remembers a brief Civil War truce inspired by Masonic brotherhood.

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.