Places jorrick Wants to Go

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

Despite being a perfectly pleasant place to be, Loyalton can't seem to attract any visitors.

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

The smallest country in the world.

These once-beautiful historic graveyards are set against the barren Virginia City hills.

Historic home to one of the most famous women pioneers of the 19th century.

An eccentric millionaire's personal curio collection includes at least one shrunken head.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.

Rotting dome home spotted near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Steepest flood safety railway in the entire world.

America's silhouette includes 100 square miles of wilderness jutting into Canada thanks to an old mapmaking error.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

This 19th century mansion façade adorned with immigrant patriotism is a symbol of Louisville’s history.

The only international border marker within the United States.

This one-room schoolhouse in rural Arkansas dates to the 1920s, but looks like it could be the 1820s.

This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.

The so-called "Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles" is on a one mutant mission to keep L.A. weird.

Pasadena’s Stonehenge.