Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

On Nobel Street, a miniature statue of Alfred Nobel.

The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.

Established in 1890, this Jacksonville institution is the longest running music venue in the state of Florida.

The golden age of flight captured in a downtown airport.

The arch marks the beginning of the road for northbound travelers.

The second largest monolith in the world was once betrayed by its lover, Ben Aicha.

This steamed rice crepe specialist has been rolling up its namesake dish for over 30 years.

A 200-year-old live oak on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain.

Iconic figures in concrete and steel in the High Plains of Texas.

Some believe this tree to be more than 1,500 years old.

The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

At 11,500 feet in elevation, there is no toilet in the state closer to the sky than this one.

The ghostly remains of a gunpowder mill lost in 70 hectares of thick woods.

A tiny museum dedicated to the world’s tallest true giant sits on an island he never set foot on.

Long before Europeans arrived, Native Americans built an artificial island out of shells that has withstood a millennia of hurricanes.

The pillars inside this small, ornate shrine hold Bangkok's horoscope within them.

This ranch on the banks of the Rio Grande is home to a little-known LGBTQ history of Mary Cabot Wheelwright, Marie Chabot, and two-spirit Navajo weaver Hastiin Klah.

A quirky roadside sign was the subject of a years-long legal standoff over highway right-of-way clearances. 

A grand Wetherspoon pub set in a former opera house dating back to 1902.

Ornamented with "Bristol Diamonds," this exotic shell grotto is considered to be the finest surviving example from the eighteenth century.

This parody of ecclesiastical cloisters features famous figures from the 20th century.

The water of this well in Toledo lost its sweetness after the death of a young love.

The historic building's ornate stained glass fixture has survived the devastating 1906 earthquake, ensuing fires, and multiple redevelopment attempts.