Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

A beautiful gorge filled with streams and waterfalls.

Inspired by a piece of concrete, these three pyramid-shaped buildings have been beloved Indianapolis landmarks for over 50 years.

An unfinished Serbian Orthodox church with 1,389 golden crosses planned to represent the Battle of Kosovo.

An underground world of gorgeous, palatial metro stations designed as a nuclear shelter complex.

Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.

The ruins of a 15th-century tower house.

This gorgeous Peranakan mansion’s family heritage includes a century-old baby gate, which was also used to keep out irresponsible husbands.

This wildlife refuge is home to more than 200 species of birds, as well as monkeys, lizards, and other wildlife.

This Myrtle Beach art museum features a rotating display of pieces by artists from James Audubon to Frank Lloyd Wright, but it’s their collection of Southern works that truly impresses.

In an alley behind a Fargo bar, you can roleplay as Mario while interacting with a popular street mural.

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Get some farm-to-table history at this living history museum, where you’ll learn what farm life was like a hundred years ago.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

The van that carried William Least-Heat Moon through the journey documented in the book 'Blue Highways' sits in the Mizzou archeological museum's storage.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

A smug-looking cat representing an humorous Russian expletive.

This "grandfather" eucalyptus is one of the tallest trees in Europe.

Open since 1977, this small museum is filled with a lifetime of finds from a tireless traveler and collector.

Allegedly haunted by Walt Disney himself, this inconspicuous lamp is always kept lit in his honor.

A colossal concrete penguin announces this Montana town as the coldest spot in America. But is it really?

Celebrating the history of Hangul, the Korean writing system invented by King Sejong to improve his realm’s literacy.