Places bsuto Wants to Go

The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.

After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

The United States' first transcontinental automobile road came to its end at this spot in San Francisco's Lincoln Park.

Abandoned since the 1950s, the streetcar lane beneath the heavily trafficked bridge lays empty and unused.

Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

A tribute to the artist and activist who created the rainbow pride flag.

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

Because sometimes the most efficient route from A to B isn't a straight line.

This monument pays tribute to the city’s contribution to basketball history.

An abandoned observatory in the middle of the Illinois prairie.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

The Grand Canyon’s original airport, which once welcomed pilots like Amelia Earhart and Charles Lindbergh, lies abandoned.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

Today this bizarre rooftop phone booth seems like a piece of kitsch but it was once used to spot disastrous storms.

The mayor made the declaration in 2004.

Home to the deepest rift anywhere on Earth.

A black cottonwood gets a second life as a home for books.

A wild west land agreement was etched right onto this historic Idaho stone.

It's believed Elvis Presley was inspired to write his breakthrough track after staying here.

The location where the iconic movie character declared it was time to go home.