Places IJAdventures Wants to Go

Community bookshelf of 25-foot-tall book spines.

This abandoned prison castle has become an imposing gallery of graffiti art.

Soak in the soul of Kansas City at the oldest continually-operating jazz club in the country.

Three historic trains run on a half-mile track that features a tunnel.

How did the front of a supersonic jet make its way to a display case in a Kansas City yard?

Savor the famous tempura-fried pork tenderloin sandwich at this long-standing Kansas City food counter.

The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.

This Birdsill Holly fire hydrant is the remnant of a very different type of hydration innovation.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

An 18-foot-tall troll sculpture, made from recycled wood and materials found in nature.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A synth musician's paradise at the heart of a community responsible for the soundtrack to 'Stranger Things.'

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The first high-tech company in the valley that actually worked with silicon devices.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.

A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.

Eight huge lanterns lining a city street can change color on command.