Places rebeccaelinor Wants to Go

This amazingly preserved Gold Rush town is a historian's dream.

This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

A small section of Boise, Idaho maintains the unique culture and traditions of the Basque people.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.

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.

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

This beloved roadside attraction welcomes visitors with his signature neon smile.

Once known throughout Europe, this tiny and unusually progressive 18th century micro-nation within Lithuania now lies in ruins.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

An abandoned masterpiece of Soviet Brutalist architecture.

Things aren't quite what they seem at this mind-bending museum.

A mining town, now abandoned, was built in a canyon so narrow that the railroad ran right through the hotel lobby.

Between Missoula and Spokane, a family-owned travel center has an unusual museum in the back.

A classic carnival ride that was carved to be untouchable.

The world’s first museum dedicated to exploring human rights unleashed a wave of controversy.

Dinosaurs invade a suburban Nashville neighborhood.

For decades these polar bears have roamed all around a Nashville neighborhood.

This hidden jockey “walk of fame” celebrates the winning riders of the Kentucky Derby.

Visitors to this arboretum are greeted by three smiling giants crafted from sustainable materials.

The only Native American museum along the Oregon Trail, run by the peoples who have lived on the land for generations.