If you love history or visiting spooky places, you'll have fun exploring these quarries that once helped shape the U.S. and ...

I went stealth camping in an old abandoned quarry, fire, no stove, no light, just me and a bivvy bag waiting for it to go ...

A view of lake water surrounded by soapstone walls and green foliage at the Quarry Gardens at Schuyler. - Tracy Halstead/Google Maps Many defunct quarries can be found in the U.S., Canada, and beyond.