Places Planetpinto Wants to Go

The Southern California pop sounds of surf and sand were born right here.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

A sign at the end of the Santa Monica Pier marks the traditional end of the legendary American highway.

A small metropolis of Pueblo cave dwellings have been carved right into the hillside of this national monument.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

Brooklyn’s wildest restaurant is serving ice cream in snail shells and marrow bones.

The inventor of the Coney Island hot dog rests in a grand mausoleum in Brooklyn.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

This recipe is set in stone.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.

Try an original egg cream at this museum located inside one of the last surviving old-fashioned seltzer factories in America.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Its eclectic exhibits range from the world’s first motorcycle to Luke Skywalker’s Land Speeder.

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

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

The original film set of Luke Skywalker's Tatooine home from the 'Star Wars' trilogy.