Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Kirk's 1890 Ice Cream Parlor
The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Anaheim, California
Walt Disney’s Lamp
Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.
London, England
Audley Square Spy Lamp Post
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
Winnetka, Illinois
The 'Home Alone' House
Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."
Mesa, Arizona
Organ Stop Pizza
Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.
Bronx, New York
Cafe al Mercato
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
Anchorage, Alaska
Nike Site Summit
Tour a Cold War-era U.S. military missile launch site in Anchorage.
Washington, D.C.
International Temple of the Order of the Eastern Star
Obscure Freemasons still live in D.C.’s largest private residence.
Washington, D.C.
The Dupont Underground
Long-abandoned trolley tunnels just a mile away from the White House are turning into an art space.
Rapid City, South Dakota
McDonald’s Quarter Pounder Monument
Calidum et Deliciose Succosum!
Los Angeles, California
Mel Blanc’s Grave
The man who voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and more has a headstone reading, "That's all, folks!"
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge "The Secret City"
The secret city built by the Manhattan Project.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
109 East Palace
This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.
Marshall Islands
WWII Plane Wreckage
A war relic that has sat undisturbed since it crash-landed near Arno Atoll.
Fallon, Nevada
Project Shoal Site
On October 26, 1963, a 12-kiloton nuclear device was detonated here in granite some 1,211 feet below the ground surface.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Washington, D.C.
Jefferson Pier Marker
A tiny monument to the unsuccessful attempt by Thomas Jefferson to place the prime meridian in Washington.
Washington, D.C.
Washington Mini Monument
There's a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument hidden under a manhole nearby.
Nye County, Nevada
Project Faultless Site
The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
Nye County, Nevada
Atomic Bank Vault
The contents of this safe survived a 37-kiloton nuclear bomb.
Nye County, Nevada
Atomic Survival Town
A picture-perfect town, perfect for blowing up.
Nye County, Nevada
Icecap Ground Zero
A facility built in 1992 for an underground nuclear test remains in place today.
Annapolis, Maryland
The Hall of Presidents Before Washington
A total of 14 men held the title of "president" before George Washington—their historical legacies are enshrined in the lobby of a hotel.
Matmatat-Al-Qadimal, Tunisia
Hotel Sidi Driss
The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.
