Places jessnthingd Wants to Go

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.

A town pays homage to its namesake.

This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.

Once named the “world’s oldest gas station” due to its unusual construction material.

A unique auditory experience right on the sidewalk.

A multiversal transit station located right below a highway interchange.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

The clock that sets them all.

A research lab and hands-on museum where visitors can experiment with retro technology.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

This settlement on the original Transcontinental Railroad began by harvesting timber, but transitioned to a forgotten 19th-century industry: harvesting ice.

A Native American petroglyph, the site of an emigrants' waystation, and the ruins of an early 20th-century sheep camp are all found at this crossroads.

Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.

The only surviving prototype of Buckminster Fuller's revolutionary car.

Its founder calls it a "proletariat art renaissance".

On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

Eastern zen meets Western grit in these four little trees growing out of a rock on Lake Tahoe’s Nevada shore.

This historic estate on the east shore of Lake Tahoe was home to an eccentric millionaire (and his pet elephant, Mingo).

One woman's Viking Castle on Lake Tahoe.

What began as a prominent Burning Man art piece is now an iconic symbol of downtown Reno.

This mother-daughter run curiosities shop is a beautifully odd mix of taxidermy and exotic plants.