Places MitchHellman Wants to Go

A reservoir of vintage pinball machines and arcade games for the nostalgic and thrill seeking.

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

A Montreal deli that was so beloved that it was allowed to circumvent their laws of language.

Come for the pastrami, stay for the million-dollar art.

A wonderful display of arts and crafts handmade by local artisans in the Southern Appalachians.

This North Carolina museum is keeping the pinball craze alive, with a little Space Invaders on the side.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.

A parade of interactive nostalgia nestled within a giant brick building in downtown Hattiesburg.

While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.

A one-ton statue of Steve Rogers beautifies the entry to a Brooklyn Bed, Bath & Beyond.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

One man's homage to the sun continues to grow like a glass fractal.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."