Places kyrstyn03 Wants to Go

When he found his hometown was no more, Lowell Davis decided to recreate a "new" ghost town from scratch.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

This artsy public restroom is shaped like a giant john.

An Idaho legend carved out a cave village with his own two hands.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

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

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

Each winter this underground cave forms a dazzling ice palace.

Former wax museum from the 1960s, home to many wax U.S. Presidents and the famous White House miniature.

This unique zoo is the only place in the world where you can see all 15 species of crane.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

The quirky salon doubles as a retro museum run by the world's leading "hairstorian."

NASA's leading space science lab started by a co-founder with deep ties to the occult.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

A treasure hunter's tiny bar, harboring celebrities since 1959.

This ramshackle ghost town is comprised of mining-era buildings collected from around the region.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

Just like the real 36th president of the United States, animatronic LBJ amuses visitors with jokes and stories.

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

Hike amid the palm trees that thrive among Southern California's Indio Hills.

A ghost town originally established and governed solely by Black Americans seeking a place of their own, free from discrimination.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

Hand-crafted tributes to a stray cat named "Room 8" now cover this LA elementary school.