Places elliotthav Wants to Go

The first permanent memorial to a unique secret weapon of World War II.

This small, unassuming street is now a canvas for color and creativity.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Opinions differ as to whether this Arizona tree was actually used as a Wild West jail, but that hasn't stopped the town from capitalizing on it.

A memorial to the firefighters who died in an industrial disaster is housed in a small public park.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

A beautifully eclectic mix of architectural styles.

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

An ancient passage filled with stalls selling used books, once frequented by Vincent Van Gogh.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

This unusual elevator doesn’t stop or slow down.

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

Amsterdam's narrowest house facade is a monument to 17th-century tax evasion.

A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

The world's only museum devoted to the wonders of fluorescence.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.

A six-ton, 12-foot-tall concrete prairie dog is touted as the largest in the world.