Places elliotthav Wants to Go

Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Ruins and statues dot the landscape of this tiny island rich with royal history.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

This Metabolist, retro-futuristic residential complex resembles a cyberpunk space colony established on Earth.

Remnants of the most densely packed city in world history, that thrived on anarchy for 30 years.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

Within the former ghost town of Cisco is a carefully restored tiny town with one resident and its own art residency.

A strange house built only at night, with rumored mystic inspiration.

Housed in a memorial lighthouse, this museum relays the history of surfing, beginning with the antics of royal Hawaiian teenagers.

Twenty-seven massive radio antennas on the high plains of New Mexico search for life on other planets.

Two hundred tons of pioneer artifacts were painstakingly recovered from a shipwreck at the bottom of the Missouri River.

This tiny, hurricane-resistant house in Galveston is one of the city's most notable architectural oddities.

A decaying concrete oil tanker served as a disposal location for bootleg hootch.

The tree is thought to be the oldest oak in Texas and was once crowned state champion for its monumental size.

A tower that pays homage to local sailors who perished under the waves.

A collection of vintage liaison aircraft kept in flying condition and on display at an airfield in San Antonio.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

Ruins of a once-opulent grand Victorian resort.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.