Places LeelaKit Wants to Go

In the days before HD projectors and IMAX, some of the most powerful projectors belonged to planetariums.

One of the world's tallest Ferris wheels takes visitors high above Las Vegas in a spinning party room.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

The so-called "Father of Las Vegas" had the city's first telephone installed in his office in 1907.

These markers are used to determine the ground stability of the Strip.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

A piece of the iconic wall found an unlikely new home in a Vegas bathroom.

An exotic wildlife habitat right off The Strip.

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

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

These banned cigarette vending machines now sell little pieces of pocket-sized art.

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

Grab a latte at the birthplace of modern American skateboarding.

This bank is widely believed to be the inspiration for the offices of Philip Marlowe, the hardboiled detective featured in a number of Raymond Chandler's stories.

This museum is a music lover's introduction to the iconic venue.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

Hidden away among the quiet streets of Beverly Hills, this small park is a haven for walkers and wildlife.

What began with a single, 357-pound chunk of the Canyon Diablo meteorite grew to be an impressive collection. 

This iconic neon jester is a local landmark that you might recognize from his cameos in film and television.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

The neighborhood surrounding the memorial was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic in Louisiana.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.