Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

All that remains of Okinawa's royal temple are a restored gateway and a tall banyan tree.

The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.

Order savory Levantine baked goods with innovative twists at this takeout-only spot.

For half a century, this Arabian-inspired retro café has been an oasis for locals in Okinawa’s central tourist area.

Learn about the indigenous people of Japan's northernmost islands.

Peer into the night sky with one of Norway's oldest associations of land-based space explorers.

Life-sized bronze statues of fictional puppet characters.

A private collector gathered these sound machines and musical instruments across five continents.

The remains of a large pueblo village constructed by the Salado culture, who occupied the region more than 600 years ago.

The alleged site of the months-long imprisonment of a Japanese prince.

A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

Once a huge limestone cave that collapsed thousands of years ago, this scenic ravine is also an important archaeological site.

When local government began removing public benches, the public pushed back, and vibrant, community-built seating now outnumbers the official shelters at Chattanooga bus stops.

Tucked away in Jacksonville's oldest neighborhood, this museum stands as a repository and celebration of outsider art.

These crumbling ruins are all that's left of the ancestral home of Clan Crawford.

Florence’s archaeological museum displays an ordinary stool that once shattered one of its most prized artifacts.

This seaside museum boasts a colorful collection of over 3,000 shells, the largest in Taiwan.

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

Hidden away in a back alley, this Art Nouveau cafe has been in business since 1882.

This lake with an inactive volcano underneath is often said to be bottomless.

Also known as the Osaka Garden, this garden was originally built in 1893 as part of the World's Columbian Exposition.

The partial realization of a utopian proposal to build a master planned community primarily by and for Black Americans.

This century-old electronics store-turned-cafe serves comforting, retro fare.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.