A deteriorating 1990s Girl Scout camp in a beautiful lush park on Lake Ontario.

This former theme park in New York's Adirondack Mountains fell into ruin before being resurrected as a state-run campground

A wonderland of caves in eastern Iowa.

An underground wonderland in Iowa.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

Lured here by the promise of tens of thousands in gold, Jesse James started a quintessentially American trend of robbing trains in-motion.

An old town theater converted into a celebration of the hobo legacy.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

One of the best-preserved ghost towns in Arizona speaks to the difficulties of establishing mining towns in the 19th century American West.

Arizona's first government hub is a rustic cabin now preserved as part of a historical museum.

These elusive, isolated rodents evolved into a distinct, locally iconic subspecies.

Along the old Route 66 is an abandoned trading post made from old telephone poles, built by a former circus clown.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

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

This rustic cabin, outfitted with gun slits, was once home to John D. Tewksbury, patriarch of the bloodiest family feud in American history.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

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

Collection of vintage trailers double as hotel rooms.

This Route 66 classic sports a giant fiberglass rabbit that you can ride.

All of the 20 occupied houses in this mostly abandoned town feature some curious display of junk art.

On the outskirts of a reborn ghost town, a decaying post office remembers the bad old days.

In this small Phoenix taxidermy emporium, you can find everything from a squid in a jar to a freeze-dried toad.

A working cattle ranch with remarkably well-preserved prehistoric petroglyphs and ancient ruins.

Ancestral Puebloan ruins, natural arches, and box canyons abound in this seldom-visited corner of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park.