There are many who want to believe that a utopia—a perfect society, an ideal world—can exist. Even in America. Yet, as quickly as leaders eagerly build
utopias, they often crumble in a glorious heaping mess. Some fall to sex
scandals, others toil in hunger, while many are struck with bad luck.
From nudist colonies to bioterrorist cults, we map and explore six of
the most disappointing and unfortunate utopias in the United States.
-Atlas Obscura