An ill-fated attempt to grow wheat in the sagebrush steppe of northeastern Nevada.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

An abandoned mine serves as a stark memorial of when mercury was a valued strategic metal.

An abandoned munitions storage facility with a rich architectural history.

A ghost town now swarming with dozens of prairie dogs.

The ruins of an open-air theater built on this Georgia island in the 1970s.

This mansion on an island off the coast of Georgia once belonged to a 108-year-old heiress.

This dark, quiet forest on the outskirts of San Diego is dense with rumor and lore.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

This unique sanctuary invites you to interact with the beautiful birds.

The overgrown ruins of a once thriving World War I-era copper mine.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.

The freeway that never was.

No one's quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

The world's most remote memorial to the victims of the UTA Flight 772 disaster.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.

The most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunk truck driver.

Abandoned outpost once home to a murderous tyrant.

Twice a year, this road is closed off to allow for the migration of thousands of snakes, reptiles and amphibians between cliffs and a swamp.

A celebration of the animation wizard's childhood home and antique railroad memorabilia collection.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

A single artist is behind these large-scale models made of hundreds of thousands of two-inch wooden matchsticks.

This remote island in Iowa was abandoned after being devastated by flood.