Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Is this amazing tableau depicting Gilgamesh and Enki 4,000 years old?

The largest collection of woven silk tapestries in the world.

This neolithic stone was once used for ceremonial practices similar to its neighbor Stonehenge.

An open-air collection of historical stones with engravings and inscriptions in Old Goa.

A small rural town hides Indiana's tallest waterfall.

The first Confucian temple in Taiwan, founded by the son of a pirate lord, doubled as the island's first state-sponsored school.

An unusual seafront museum hides behind an unassuming Ventnor giftshop.

This frenetic mural recalls an annual festival that once took the city by storm.

These 4,000-year-old tombs form a surreal landscape.

A beautiful botanical garden in the heart of the Natural State.

The only natural gorge in metropolitan Tokyo, with lots of greenery and ancient burial chambers.

Established in the 16th century, this "mother's market" is run entirely by women.

Remains of a cargo ship that wrecked in 1988.

A mysterious concrete hand reaches out from between the stones of Uniwersytecki bridge.

A comprehensive look at the art of Joaquín Sorolla in his former home in Madrid.

This tombstone marks the spot where the legendary British spy met his end.

Around 30 ship figureheads are housed at this 11th-century abbey and gardens.

On the roof of the oldest department store in Tainan stands a Shinto shrine dating back to the 1930s.

A replica of a Dutch windmill in honor of those who settled in the region from the Netherlands.

Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.

An ancient theatre in the "little Rome of the Alps."

This 16th-century pole was once used in brutal public executions.

This tiny church is one of England's smallest.

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.