Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Housed in a 1912 architectural masterpiece, this outlet of the Golden Arches is a real beauty.

This 900-year-old mosque was restored using traditional techniques and materials.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.

The lasting remains of the region's once booming cement industry.

This traditional Japanese shrine is dedicated to four Shinto deities.

Abandoned station along an ancient pilgrimage route.

A spirited shopping experience.

This museum in San Francisco's Chinatown is one of the oldest and largest archives of Chinese American history and culture.

This electronics repair store celebrates the history of computers.

These hilltop ruins of a forgotten Buddhist monastery flourished in Antiquity from trade with the Roman Empire.

In the heart of Luxembourg's "little Switzerland" weaves a breathtaking natural sandstone canyon with a mythological past.

A large, remote national monument highlights the typical geologic structure seen in Nevada.

This theme park is not in Tokyo, not especially German, and certainly not a village.

This solitary convex mirror sculpture at an abandoned ferry station at the edge of a fjord reflects the scenery back at the viewer.

Meant to resemble a massive tree, the building is the best example of Spanish organicist architecture in Madrid.

One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.

Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.

A Beaux-Arts architectural surprise and a charming nostalgic tour through northern Mexico’s railway revolution.

Roman ruins found on the outskirts of a small town on the North Wales coast have over time become a strong part of the community's identity.

Jurassic Park in South Africa.

This park boasts a unusual collection of curious monuments from around the world, from Micronesia to Antarctica.

The first miniatures museum in Asia contains all sorts of itsy-bitsy wonders, including the world's smallest working television.

A small laundromat covered wall-to-ceiling with portrait drawings.