Places jakechouston Wants to Go

The abandoned remains of this once-thriving hotel looms over the city, awaiting an uncertain future.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

The now-overgrown beach resort was once frequented by Yugoslav military elite.

This truly palatial work of Communist-era architecture now sits crumbling on a Croatian beach.

This abandoned five-star hotel is now a five-star urban exploration destination.

An abandoned Art Deco hotel nestled on the side of a wooded mountain.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

This abandoned Olympic skiing facility still bears the scars of the Siege of Sarajevo.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

Worship at the altar of seafood at this shop housed inside the town's oldest stone church.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A private home built to resemble the shape of a microscopic creature.

Live long and prosper in Tennessee.

Gleaming self-built castle towers made from beer cans and inspired by "Vitamin Mary Jane."

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.

This crumbling UFO is one of only a few remaining "moveable ski chalets" of its kind.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?

Life's work of sculptor Elisabet Ney remains preserved in her last studio.

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

A bizarre house filled with an astounding array of collections.

Abortion, prohibition, religion, war, and fear all play a part in the history of this idiosyncratic Pacifica castle.