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Valdez, AK
A dedicated Valdez Museum exhibit focuses on the original town destroyed by the 1964 earthquake and the decision to relocate the community several miles away. Photographs and artifacts turn the vanished town into more than an empty shoreline site.
Bridgeport, CT
A tall industrial tower survives within the abandoned Remington Arms complex, where molten lead was once dropped from above so it cooled into round shot while falling. The factory property is not an urban-exploration destination: view the tower only from lawful public areas.
New York, NY
This Gothic Revival ruin on Roosevelt Island opened as a smallpox hospital in the nineteenth century and later became a nurses' residence before abandonment. The shell remains fenced and cannot be entered, but it is clearly visible from the public paths in Southpoint Park while preservation groups work toward eventual safe access.
Pittsburg, NH
For several years in the 1830s, residents north of Pittsburg organized the self-declared Republic of Indian Stream amid a border dispute between the United States and British Canada. The tiny government had its own constitution and local institutions before the territory was absorbed into New Hampshire. A state marker on U.S. Route 3 commemorates the unlikely republic. Coordinate source: https://mm.nh.gov/files/uploads/dhr/documents/highway-markers-by-number.pdf
Resaca, GA
Created after the 1864 Battle of Resaca, this small cemetery contains the graves of Confederate soldiers gathered from the battlefield. It is often described as one of the earliest Confederate military cemeteries and sits quietly away from the larger battlefield landscape.
College Station, TX
Texas A&M's deceased Reveille mascots are traditionally buried near Kyle Field with scoreboards positioned so the graves can face the field.
Sapelo Island, GA
A large mansion on remote Sapelo Island passed through wealthy owners including tobacco heir R.J. Reynolds and now operates under Georgia state management. Access requires planning around the island ferry and scheduled tours, making the journey itself part of the OddWay experience.
Dayton, TN
The 1925 Scopes 'Monkey Trial' over teaching evolution unfolded inside this courthouse. A museum and preserved courtroom connect visitors to one of America's most famous clashes over science, religion, education and law.
Rhyolite, NV
One of Nevada’s most substantial ghost towns preserves the skeletal remains of a once-booming Bullfrog mining city only a few miles from Death Valley.
Rhyolite, NV
The concrete shell of Rhyolite’s large school shows how confidently the town built for a future that vanished only a few years later.
Rhyolite, NV
The 1908 Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroad depot survives as one of Rhyolite’s most complete buildings; restoration work means the structure itself should be viewed from outside.
Natchez, MS
A memorial museum at the site of the 1940 Rhythm Night Club fire, one of the deadliest nightclub fires in U.S. history. Exhibits preserve victim names, photographs, recordings and survivor accounts from a tragedy that killed more than 200 people.
Jacksonville, FL
Monument marking the 1562 French claim to Florida near Fort Caroline.
Manchester, NH
Richard McDonald, one of the brothers whose restaurant system became McDonald's, is interred at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Manchester. His niche includes imagery referencing the Golden Arches and his role in the company's history. The understated cemetery stop is an unusual endpoint for one of America's most recognizable business stories.
Buffalo, NY
H.H. Richardson designed this monumental complex as the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, with Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux shaping the grounds around it. The grounds remain accessible and scheduled seasonal tours enter portions of the restored complex, while other former hospital buildings are not open for exploration.
Waterbury, VT
Forest trails in Little River State Park pass cellar holes, stone walls, cemeteries and other remains of settlements that once occupied the Ricker Basin. Flood-control projects and changing rural life eventually emptied the area, leaving a walkable archaeological landscape in the woods.
Birmingham, AL
Opened in 1910, Rickwood Field is widely recognized as the oldest surviving professional baseball park in the United States. Its preserved grandstand and history involving Negro League and major-league players make it a rare living sports artifact.
Washington, DC
Georgetown University's ornate 19th-century Riggs Library survives as a dramatic cast-iron reading room inside Healy Hall; access is generally tied to campus events or special arrangements.
Rimini, MT
A semi-abandoned mining settlement west of Helena where old cabins, mine-era buildings, and modern residences coexist. Many structures are private, so this is primarily a public-road stop.
Albuquerque, NM
A longer sandy trail follows the escarpment past hundreds of petroglyphs in a quieter section of the monument. Visitors must stay on the official trail and never touch, trace or chalk the images.
Ringwood, NJ
This sprawling historic estate is tied to the iron-industry families who controlled large areas of northern New Jersey. The mansion contains layered collections from generations of owners, while the surrounding state-park grounds include cemeteries, outbuildings and remnants of the iron community.
New Iberia, LA
The gardens and Joseph Jefferson mansion sit atop a salt dome beside Lake Peigneur, whose 1980 drilling disaster famously drained the lake into an underground mine. The landscape combines theatrical history, geology and one of Louisiana's strangest industrial accidents.
Clarksdale, MS
The former G.T. Thomas Afro-American Hospital became a Green Book-era hotel run by the Ratliff family and hosted generations of blues musicians and Black travelers. As of 2026 it is no longer operating as a hotel and functions as a museum/interpretive site with tours arranged by contact.
Lincoln, NE
A network of sandstone chambers beneath Lincoln accumulated stories involving outlaws, breweries, secret meetings and other underground activity. Today access is controlled through scheduled tours, allowing visitors into the historic cave system without trespassing.
