Places elliotthav Wants to Go

Dedicated to the history of the 1,000 nuclear missiles that once covered the Great Plains.

The granddaddy of all tourist traps, built on ice water, jackalopes, and a giant dinosaur.

While you're unlikely to find riches here these days, this remote mine is a time capsule of the Gold Rush era.

The decaying adobe remains of an old homestead are just off the beaten path in Joshua Tree National Park.

This outdoor observatory offers stellar views and a scale model of our solar system.

Crumbling pink walls and murder memorials preserve the pioneer history of Joshua Tree.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

One of the few surviving World War II-era air-raid shelters in Tokyo.

Composed of scrap metal, a pair of platform-length murals chronicle Japan’s history, from the Big Bang to the development of modern Tokyo.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

This sculpture, residing in a quiet corner of a London park, honors the victims of 9/11.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.

The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.

A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.