Places jgspdrcr Wants to Go

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

The only standing town in the United States that early Chinese Americans built for themselves.

Location of the most powerful laser in the world, and the potential birthplace of tiny stars.

The remains of a deserted steamboat sit rusting beside an old ferry pier and an abandoned train platform.

The only parking meter in the entire town, it is surrounded by 100 free spaces.

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.

The capitol city's oldest existing cemetery.

Mexican food and folk art.

Prison made famous by The Shawshank Redemption has been out of commission since 1990.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

A collection of memorabilia from the Beat era in the back of a San Francisco bookstore.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The one-time watch house for incoming ships at the Golden Gate now stands abandoned and hidden in trees.

A nondescript building that's been functioning as a speakeasy for nearly a century and a half.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A large sculptural artwork and garden in Escondido, California.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

This beautiful ridge-top trail is dotted by tiny homes apparently built by a group of itinerant fairies.

Outsider art or homage to aliens?