Places scottakantor Wants to Go

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

The second-largest gold nugget in existence, displayed in a Las Vegas casino conveniently named the Golden Nugget.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

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

Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.

Visit the monolithic tomb of America's most famous general.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

Become a prohibition rebel.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

A treasure trove of artifacts, books, and artwork from the "golden age" of exploration.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

A little piece of Paris in the sultry south of the U.S.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The famous author's birthplace is preserved in a town that he once described as narrow-minded.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.