Places jamesgillespie Wants to Go

Enter the cabin of a life-sized Hindenburg replica.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

Glass-walled, mid-century modern showroom for cars, still in operation.

A mountaintop museum of Bond props, sets, and cinematic secrets.

This basement museum explores the art and artistry of fascism.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

Tucked in the back of a flower shop, its collection details the fascinating history of the Netherlands's iconic symbol.

Remnants of a cone-shaped Nazi bomb shelter.

Somber memorial to the May 10, 1933, book-burning which took place on this spot.

Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.

Fantastic views and thousands of love locks.

The entrance to this Frankfurt subway station looks like an old tram car crashed into the concrete sidewalk.

From Nazi chemicals to the CIA, this architectural marvel has played a fascinating role in German history.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

Visitors can tour this retired East German jetliner, and even get married inside.

It took years to decode its mysterious messages.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

This is the house that spite built.

A small plaque promises cold, hard cash in exchange for work by the famous pop artist.

The statue of John Harvard isn't actually John Harvard—or even, technically, the founder of the school.

The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.

The short oil boom of Venice Beach, and its swift removal from the tourism-laden landscape.