Places JennyG Wants to Go

Once the central jail for Los Angeles, this building housed inmates like Al Capone, those arrested from the Zoot Suit and Watts Riots, and individuals imprisoned for their sexuality.

This abandoned mine offers a glimpse at what life was like for those who came to Alaska seeking Gold Rush riches.

This network of roads is one of the most unique Etruscan creations ever discovered.

This archaeological site built into a tuff outcrop is filled with rock dwellings, the ruins of a medieval castle, and a necropolis.

At night, a grove of towering redwood trees growing through the pavement block out all light from the so-called “Dark Park” of Madrone Avenue.

The hike to this stunning waterfall on a black sand beach is not for the faint of heart.

This archaeological site was once a grand city of the Indus Valley Civilization with a sophisticated system for conserving water.

This island castle contains enough secret passageways to support a season of Scooby-Doo episodes.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

This small hermitage is located along an ancient route that connected the Tiber and Rieti valleys.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

Built 1,500 years ago, this abandoned Mesoamerican city is surrounded by a natural wall made of outstanding rock formations.

According to legend, those who pray at this statue will also be granted a wish.

Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.

A sprawling network of century-old subterranean catacombs lies beneath a nondescript suburban home.

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

Now overgrown, these anti-tank barriers from World War II are sometimes called "dragon's teeth."

This urban stream flowing underneath Tasmania's capital city is also an unofficial gallery for street artists.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

This former chapel resides on an island connected to the mainland by one of Shetland's iconic beachy tombolos.

In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.