Here are the answers for the first two days and the clue for day three...

Clue for Monday's Location:
"The shuttle can land here in a pinch without turning any heads."

Answer: Easter Island

Explanation:

The shuttle can land here in a pinch.......
-NASA recently spent millions to lengthen the one runway on Easter Island so that in the case of an emergency, the shuttle can land on the island

Without turning heads......
-Refers to the Moai Statues, giant heads with small bodies, that the island is famous for.

A few facts about Easter Island:
-Most remote island in the world that is inhabited. Closest inhabited island is 1500 miles away, Tahiti is 2000 miles away, mainland Chili is 2500 miles away
-All Moai statues were knocked over in battles between different families on the island, resoration of the statues began in 1960.
-The island is 63 square miles and has a population of 3,791, of which 90% live in the capital city, Hanga Roa
-Is techincally part of Chili

More about Easter Island:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041544/



Clue for Tuesday's Location:
"People are still asking me about the one i got in 2002 almost 90 years after this most famous one was built."

Answer: Panama Canal

Explanation:

People are still asking me about the one i got in 2002......
-In 2002 Matt Lauer got a buzz cut because he was loosing his hair; he got a "Short Cut"

Almost 90 years after this most famous one was built......
-The Panama Canal, completed in 1915, is the world's most famous "Short Cut"

A few facts about the Panama Canal:
-Over 25,000 people died making the canal, mainly due to yellow fever.
-The French initially started the canal in the 1890’s and abandoned the project due to cost and loss of life
-The US took up the quest in 1904 and completed the canal in 1914. On January 1, 2000, Panama took over ownership of the canal. Prior to that, the canal was controlled by the US.
-The canal consists of 2 seperate sets of locks that each feed from the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean to Lake Gatun.
-The average price to go through the canal is $60,000 and can run up to $260,000, based on the weight of the ship.

More about Panama:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3041544/




Clue for Wednesday's Location:
"The gold flowed here for a second time, after a bust in the Rocky Mountains."