| The Ruins of Adventure | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jandek |
| Cover: | jandek_0787.jpg |
| Released: | December 2006 |
| Genre: | Folk music, outsider music |
| Length: | 46:38 |
| Label: | Corwood Industries |
| Producer: | Jandek |
| Prev Title: | Austin Sunday |
| Prev Year: | 2006 |
| Next Title: | Manhattan Tuesday |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
The Ruins of Adventure is the 49th album by avant-folk/blues singer/songwriter Jandek, the 45th 'studio' album released by Corwood Industries around December 2006 (#0787). The photograph used for the album's front cover appears to be the same one used for Jandek's previous release What Else Does The Time Mean?, only instead cropped to the man's face.