Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

The inspirational cabin where Gene Stratton-Porter wrote many of her books.

The peace and seclusion of Kyoto’s “Moss Temple” is no accident.

A general store in rural New York has been selling hardware, candy, and conversation to the same families for 175 years straight.

The oldest preserved Triumphal Arch in Northern Italy

Amazing Roman mosaics discovered by accident, in 1989, during some street furniture works

A meeting of art and architecture adorns this 5 star hotel

Shittleheugh Bastle is considered a rare example of a superior bastle, retaining many original features

The birthplace of the beloved colorful crayons right in downtown Easton

A volcanic spur of Lake Tahoe wrapped in Washoe sacred stories and road tunnels

A cave whose archaeological contents proved the existence of a Copper Age culture is also where God put the Devil to shame

A venerable restaurant chain's one-off attempt to blur the line between themed eatery and amusement park

Bronze guardians of steel’s glory, now standing outside the Allentown Art Museum

Steeple Bumpstead is missing its namesake and locals argue whether it is due to war or wizardry

In a city of firsts, America's first car is displayed

The first and only cat cafe in Iceland

The last surviving footbridge in the Yakima Canyon, now a historic landmark, provides access to wilderness west of the Yakima River

Inside this small, innocuous museum is a vast collection of rare action figures assembled by a group of dedicated collectors

Home to an astounding collection of carved skulls and other artifacts from Puebla's history

A park full of giant teddy bear statues was an anonymous gift to its host city

This mural, the largest one in Spain, covers the whole south façade of this reinvented bullring

A 1850s pioneer village and interactive museum detail the history of the Wabash Canal in Indiana.

The literal midpoint of the city, as all distances are calculated from this point

The world's second-largest toy production company has a lineup of its heroes outside

An ode to female reproductive organs in an unexpected location