Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Take a ferry across the Paraíba river in one of these 1980s bus-turned-boats.

Archaeologists continue to debate whether this site yielded the oldest human remains in Japan.

Rejoice at Amsterdam's ‘pop temple,’ a former church reborn as a raucous music venue.

Works from the golden age of Mexican muralism can be found inside a typical city market.

Fall through a crack in the seams of reality at this immersive art installation.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

After falling into disuse, this imposing department store found new life as a Hollywood backdrop and a theater.

A curious stone in a public square commemorates the victims of witch-burning.

Hidden in a Hollywood apartment, this restaurant takes diners on a gastronomic journey through West Africa.

Step into this whimsical art installation based on a popular picture book.

The museum showcases the largest private silver collection in Canada, featuring 3,333 pieces.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

These wave-cut overhangs on ancient Lake Chewaucan contain some of the oldest evidence of human habitation in North America.

These ancient burial caves carved into the cliffs offer a glimpse into prehistoric funeral practices and Menorca's early inhabitants.

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.

This one-of-a-kind shrine is dedicated to a girl who was too beautiful for her own good.

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

A stunning little chapel built on a rock in the Mediterranean Sea on the Greek island of Leros.

More than 10,000 spoons, some more than a century old, are gathered here.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.

A replica of an ancient alien-like idol humorously represents spectacles in a corner of this shrine complex.

Much of the spectacular canyon followed over a century ago by the Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad is now accessible to cars.