Places SilverGirl Wants to Go

Settled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1859, this abandoned frontier town has appeared in several films.

A desert settlement founded and later abandoned by Hawaiian members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah's Skull Valley.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

A new monument to an old grave that was uncovered during the rebuilding of a California ghost town.

Turns out fishing with dynamite isn't all that safe.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.

This historic train station has been converted to a locomotive themed hotel.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

The oldest hotel in Nevada.

The vanishing remains of an old water station from the late 19th century.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

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

The gravestones in this lost burial ground were bulldozed and replaced with houses and a dog park.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

The final resting place for an internet icon.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”