Places Just Pete Wants to Go

There is no trying to fall in love with this Star Wars fountain, you just do or do not.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.

Tiki luxury on Nob Hill.

A clone-tree in Washington Square Park sprung from seeds that went to the Moon and back.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated.

This cave was hidden for thousands of years, storing the worldly goods of ancient Native Americans.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Originally built as a promotional giveaway, this suburban house was designed to be an IRL version of the Simpson home.

Michael Heizer's masterwork in the Nevada Basin.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

Bill Murray bowled three straight strikes here at Reno's "Taj Mahal of Tenpins."

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

Potential high level nuclear waste storage site for the next 10,000 years and beyond.

The largest man-made crater in the U.S. marks the spot where we once tested mining with nukes.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

This former lieutenant governor's home is brimming with curiosities.

Stepping away from the glitz of mobsters and casinos to learn about the other history of Vegas.

This institution collects the history of burlesque dancing with a titillating collection of ephemera and pasties.