Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Beneath unsuspecting visitors feet, a capsule containing pieces of America’s civil rights history.

Sip creative cocktails in the former vault of the Riggs Bank.

These distorting, funhouse mirrors achieved fame in a renowned piece of Spanish theater.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

The castle in the romantic landscape of Podyjí houses what may be Europe's largest collection of taxidermy dogs.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

This is part of the Francke Foundation Museum, a curiosity cabinet filled with different scientific and natural wonders.

“Historical” markers commemorating the sites of fictional events depicted in a popular jidaigeki novel series.

An old quarry transformed into a recreational and cultural space.

This bridge over D.C.'s Rock Creek Park is sometimes called the "Buffalo Bridge" because of its four buffalo sculptures, which were cast from a single piece of bronze.

This hidden, women-built-and-operated Nevada temple on Shoshone Native American land is dedicated to the Egyptian lion goddess Sekhmet among other goddesses.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

Located within a temple complex, this museum has a fantastic collection of around 500 idols of Lord Ganesh.

The same family lived in this Victorian house for nearly 100 years without altering the building.

Colorado's only active volcano last erupted around 4,000 years ago.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

A place to appreciate the sweat and ingenuity it used to take to make a pot.

Once the center of power for the region's various factories.

A miniature beach in the middle of the desert.

A mysterious, abandoned Chinese building in Mexico pays homage to the area's East Asian immigrants.

A 14-foot-tall Bigfoot statue stands guard over this café and filming location.

An artist-run shop filled with art inspired by and made from nature.

A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.

Known as the Casa de las Siete Chimeneas, this haunted 16th-century manor has a dark, mysterious past.