Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

The only Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere.

The revival of a classic Art Deco theater.

A collection of items seized by the Indian Customs have been kept for display at the Old Customs House in Panaji.

All that remains of a 16th-century Jesuit school is this carved, worn gate.

This eerie sculpture overlooks what was known as the Road of Bones under Joseph Stalin.

This decorative arch symbolizes the history of this medieval village but still maintains a modern purpose.

You'll need a microscope to see some of the minuscule masterpieces in this modest museum.

How did the front of a supersonic jet make its way to a display case in a Kansas City yard?

This bullfrog grew to an alleged weight of 42 pounds on a diet of whiskey, baked beans, and June bugs.

The former site of the world's largest paper mill is now a museum preserving the heritage of Canada's pulp and paper industries.

A unique work of outsider art sourced from scrap metals and signifies conservation.

The preserved ruins of the Hōjō clan’s palatial estate, hidden in the basement of a tourist information center.

This human-made cave is one of the many snow storage chambers that supported the ice supply industry in the Sierra Mariola area.

The origin of this bizarre, ghostly idol is a local mystery, even to the temple it calls home.

A eight-foot-tall statue resides in the heart of Pennsylvania anthracite coal country.

Now a secluded county park, this site was once a "health tourism" destination for wealthy Oregonians.

A well-preserved example from a 1920s network of airmail navigation arrows sits near Interstate 15 in southern Nevada.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

This 19th century Sioux City candy company is the home of the Twin Bing, a historic, chocolate-covered treat.

Florence's historic adobe county courthouse was turned into a historic site that honors one of Arizona's most prominent political leaders.

This lesser-visited gallery in a corner of the Tokyo National Museum complex is an architectural beauty dedicated to the ancient treasures of Hōryū-ji.