Places jekinthebox Wants to Go

"You don't need a rocket scientist to build a steam engine, but we've got one." -Museum docent on the credentials of a restoration volunteer.

An abandoned lot littered with concrete debris was once the home of the world's first female railroad president.

Built to hold Gold Rush wealth, this building has withstood the test of time.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

Opened in 1911, this small shop is the oldest ongoing establishment in St. George.

Walk through the sets of old western films at this small museum in Utah.

Only ruined buildings and abandoned charcoal kilns remain of this once bustling Wild West boom town.

A quirky old tree covered in tokens, cans, and bottles of wishes.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

The most magnificent bottle house in a town strangely full of them.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

An eccentric home stands out in an otherwise average neighborhood with mosaics, mini topiaries, and kinetic sculpture.

The California capital city once stood 10 feet lower than it does today.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

This sparsely populated town offers a look back in time.

A natural dome made of volcanic glass in Inyo National Forest.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

A house filled to the brim with oddities and curiosities.

This 1967 experiment in modular architecture was designed to be a new model for urban living.

These century-old beehive-shaped kilns were built to produce charcoal for nearby mines.

A famous flea market artist's studio that's full of odds and ends.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.