A rapidly disappearing glacier filled with extinct grasshoppers, perfectly preserved in the ice.

Once an unstoppable source of gold and silver, this town came to a grinding stop when the groundwater proved deadly.

The 19th-century ruins hide deep in an overgrown forest.

This collection of Wild West movie memorabilia also claims to hold some secrets of the Lost Dutchman's mine.

A famous alternative culture epicenter and where Joplin serenaded young hippies.

The quirky collection includes treasures like Elvis' underwear, Bob Barker's toothbrush, and hundreds of sock monkeys.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

These black pillars of volcanic basalt seem to call mountain climbers with an unbreakable siren song.

These enduring murals depicting a distinctly Marxist tribute to capitalism could not even be defeated by McCarthyism.

There is beauty and history in the ruins of this former company town.

This massive mushroom has spent centuries eating its way across a huge swath of Oregon.

A psychedelic tribute to one of Georgia's most unique artistic visionaries, out of place and time in the heart of Atlanta.

Board a mine car and descend the #190 slope 300 feet underground into the Clark Vein of coal.

The once abandoned ruins of a Victorian beachside amusement park are now back in working order.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A record-size collection of wild-haired troll dolls tells the story of the mythical creature's roots in Scandinavian folklore.

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

Mine your own precious stones.

An Ancestral Puebloan ruin that appears to burst into flames in the sunlight.

The eroded core of an ancient volcano is now accessible by a short hike.

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

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.