Places eljojoe Wants to Go

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

Unlike most arches, this geological oddity formed in a volcanic dike.

This massive marble memorial was built bit by bit either out of devotion or spite, but at the expense of the surrounding town.

Beer lover's can-covered house.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

This historic general store still operates much as it did in the late 1800s.

These ruins are all that's left of the former Alabama State Capitol.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

A blacklight journey through a celestial art exhibit.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.

The shortest river in America flows for just 201 feet.

"Polynesia on the Plains."

A scenic ravine with an astounding collection of rock art created by the Indigenous people of the Great Plains.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

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

This tiny movie theater was the last one in the U.S. constructed in the Nuevo Deco architectural style.

The old fire tower is one of the last of its kind in the United States.

A sprawling museum located on the former site of the Orphan Girl Mine.

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

A working ranch doubles as a sustainable hub for world-renowned classical music and large-scale sculptures.

The huge collection of paintings of the American West is one of Denver's best-kept secrets.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.