Places danieldixon Wants to Go

This antique shop specializes in the history of print and design.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.

30 years worth of pressed-tin, bakalite, and characters both loved and forgotten.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A high point in Vancouver kitsch.

Inspired by a music box, a small town Vietnam vet carved an entire carousel full of animals by hand.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

A nightmare for the claustrophobic lies hidden in Southeast Asia.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

Meant to be a lavish presidential home, the palace became a symbol of the fall of South Vietnam.

Artifacts and memories from the Vietnam war, located in a place that experienced it first hand.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

The largest recovered section of Titanic sits in a hotel in Las Vegas.

A new kind of theme park for adults off the Las Vegas Strip.

Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.

Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.

A futuristic-looking beach house built for the owner of a snack food brand.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

Sip on supernatural cosmic cocktails at this spaceship themed speakeasy.

Built for an exposition in 1915, these horticultural displays have stood the test of time.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

One man's quest for the ultimate road trip vehicle.