Places Lonecourier Wants to Go

A popular rock that acted as a waymarker for American pioneers.

The only natural lake in the world that drains into both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

One of the smallest towns in the United States.

One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.

The haunted reputation of these abandoned Colorado train tunnels is probably not helped by the terrifying spiked fence.

This Colorado hiking trail provides a small gold mine of abandoned gold mines.

Abandoned silver mine strewn with wrecked and twisted structures.

The superstar of Cold War nuclear bunkers has been featured in countless films but is now barely operational.

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Eclectic collection of dark and macabre antiques.

A tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster.

If you are looking for a used Russian battery, Chinese Ham Radio or other electronic oddities this Flea Market is a good place to start.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

This quaint archive of the silent era preserves and pays homage to a seminal moment in film history.

The black lab that was voted mayor of a California town is forever remembered by a life-size statue.

The rest of him lived another 61 years and was buried elsewhere.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

A popular tourist cave with a dark past.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.