Places janepeytonjohnson Wants to Go

The world’s first penitentiary, meant to be humane, drove men insane.

A macabre farm reserved part of its 222-acres for dead bodies, all in the name of science.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

One-time largest man-made structure in the world will be a park in 30 years.

Inside a humble hangar is some of the best roller derby the world has to offer.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

Mountain known by the Tillamook Tribe as "the place of the supreme deity."

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

Austin’s nonprofit-run graffiti park where street art is meant to be painted over.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

Leaf through over 30,000 artists' sketchbooks in what may be the world's largest collection of doodles

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

The remains of the first saint from Alaska in the Russian Orthodox Church.

Open day and night, a church with three pews and Bibles.

The first Russian Orthodox church in North America and an Alaskan landmark.

One of two side-by-side totem pole parks dedicated to educating visitors on Tlingit history and culture.

Research missiles and rainbow auroras at the world's largest land-based rocket range.

Low tide reveals 8,000-year-old rock carvings in Southern Alaska.

This historic collection of Native Alaskan artifacts was resurrected through a partnership between the WPA and tribal artisans.

This ghostly Alaska village still clings to a steep cliffside despite having been abandoned for over 50 years.

An auroral research program that superheats the ionosphere.