A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

A restaurant and lodge in northern Wisconsin which served as a clandestine hideout for John Dillinger and featured one of the most famous botched FBI raids in history.

A spooky defunct railroad tunnel now part of a sprawling trail.

At this Minnesota state park you can easily wade across the source of the mighty Mississippi.

These former Cold War launch sites have been preserved for tourists to see where the button might have been pushed.

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.

The remnants of an early American attempt at missile defense.

Abandoned businesses, homes, and rusted cars are all that remains of this stopover town.

Site of the 1879 Cheyenne Outbreak and the site where famed Sioux chief Crazy Horse met his fate.

This off-the-beaten-path abandoned town is a relic of Montana's silver mining boom.

A little-visited ghost town state park offers a glimpse into Montana’s "Silver Queen."

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

This otherwise unremarkable ski town building marks the site of Butch Cassidy's first robbery.

Despite being one of the most photographed vistas in the Rockies these twin peaks are rightfully known as the "Deadly Bells."

Silver in the hills led to the speedy creation of this boom town and a lack of it saw the town abandoned nearly as quickly.

It wouldn't be long after purchasing this farm, Brown would lead his siege on Harper's Ferry.

The summit Roosevelt conquered before he descended to become The Chief.

On the second floor of a small town library is an homage to angling and memorial to a great local fisherman.

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

This huge, disused viaduct is now a crumbling concrete underworld of covered in years of graffiti.

Where the famed frontiersman was born, raised, and survived Quaker intrigue

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

This large Sitka spruce that appears to be floating in mid-air, has defied logic for years.