Places elimford Wants to Go

Made of giant chains and hung with shackles, this iron cross honors those unknowns who perished under American slavery.

Despite the ever pressing encroachment of urban sprawl this grand New Orleans manse still stands.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

When in Idaho, sleep in a giant potato.

This Seattle joint serves food inside an old train car once used by FDR.

A home made entirely from scrapped, reclaimed and recycled material in Whitman County, Washington.

Hundreds of hopeful gold miners came here to get rich, but only two years later the small town was deserted.

Shoreline strewn with the remains of ghostly fallen trees.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.

Pick up all of the cosmic knick-knacks under the sun or take a creative writing course, all offered in this novelty storefront.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

A walk through the historic city center, under the streets of Seattle.

A 100-year-old purveyor of curiosities, curios, and kitsch featuring mummies, shrunken heads, and a Fiji Mermaid.

A rotating cast of guys and dolls in front of a Washington, D.C. building.