In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

This memorial pyramid marker honors one of the United States Government's first official camel riders.

The shop's owner has spent decades in the desert wearing nothing but a strategically placed sock.

Ghost town with a beer-drinking goat for mayor.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This 40-room dwelling tucked within a cliff was built by the basin's prehistoric residents.

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

Stairs often replace streets on the steep slopes of this old mining town.

An old saloon in the West filled with history, and according to some, a few dozen ghosts.

A wild west cemetery in Tombstone, Arizona, provides a window into the Old West.

The Jewish section of the famous Boothill Graveyard was abandoned for nearly 100 years.

Limestone caves with spectacular showcase chambers.

Hike the unusual hoodoos and rock formations that form this little-known natural wonder.

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.

This fireplace-turned-monument pays tribute to the assassinated U.S. president.