Places JLowdown Wants to Go

This former mining hub holds a surprising abundance of undisturbed relics from the Old West.

Not everything is bigger in Texas.

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

This quirky museum has a collection of more than 15,000 bobblehead dolls.

This whimsical garbage disposal facility receives around 12,000 accidental tourists each year.

This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

The largest known open fault in the United States is basically a giant natural refrigerator.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Just a few miles from downtown Atlanta is a trail covered in a crazy collection of outsider art.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.

A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.

This spectacular mosque houses the second-largest chandelier in the world.

The decaying remains of a once-luxurious Soviet spa town.

A King Kong-like gorilla hangs from the top of this commercial building in Tokyo.

Outstanding, eerie frescoes and decorations fill this 19th-century monastery.