Places Josh8407 Wants to Go

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

Kayak out to a floating restroom.

This eatery transports diners to a place that no longer exists: East Germany.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.

The disdain for this dysfunctional dam is reflected in a giant pair of scissors painted on the concrete face.

Making Ice Cream Hip Since 2008.

A strange mishmash of ruins and abandoned structures hint at the park's many lives.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

This strangely vacant Western amusement seems to be an empty tribute to residents of Lucerne Valley.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

"The only replacement for a DC-3 is another DC-3."

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

A bright California graveyard with a decidedly dark side.

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

Once the fastest ship from San Francisco to Tahiti, the Galilee now lays in pieces in three different cities.

Home of what was the largest hydraulic mine in the world, producing gold and the first diamonds in the U.S.

An abandoned 1920s-era stretch of cabins now overshadowed by the 66 Motel.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Hidden beneath a lake for decades, this brutalist mine has now emerged from beneath the receding waters.

The remnants of a failed socialist commune can still be found just off a California highway.

Southern California’s Theme Park Beginnings.

The first life claimed by this record-breaking peak wasn't lost to exposure or a fall, but rather lightning.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.