Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This candy-pink cathedral of Da Nang is also known as the Chicken Church.

A full-service gas station known as the oldest in America.

These large-scale reproductions of Mario Sanchez’s colorful pictures and murals feel like a walk around a small movie set, and also lead you down an imaginary “street” of past decades.

Less so a museum and more a library for hardcore Japanophiles.

While seemingly a cruel joke, this bench actually honors an esteemed member of the community who passed away in 2006.

This collection of 20th-century toys is filled with a lifelong personal toy collection brought from the U.S. to Amsterdam.

Even though some of the buildings date back to the Victorian era, this research institute is still involved in cutting-edge astronomy research.

This delightful attraction features over a dozen miniature train layouts which you can operate and interact with.

Order your coffee crowned with salted whipped cream or blended with coconut and ice.

A journey through the history of medicine throughout the centuries.

Vietnam’s everyman “broken rice” dish is given one major upgrade at this humble institution.

An ornate abandoned schoolhouse hidden in the woods near a decaying mill town.

A late-19th century diversion canal built by hand crosses Bryce Canyon National Park and is still in use.

This natural sandstone bridge hasn't been seen since the 1960s when Lake Powell covered it—until now.

Ride a steep cable car alongside a tall waterfall that feeds a near century-old power plant.

Two ogres stand guard at the Oga Visitor Center.

Artist Jack Pierson made this surreal sculpture in honor of Wonder Valley, a countercultural community on edge of civilization.

This seasonal soft serve shack has been doling out silky swirls since 1951.

A charming monument to a very special dog.

Bone marrow-loaded birria with handmade corn tortillas—need we say more?

A sycamore tree grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.

A natural resemblance of the monster of film lore.

Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.

This 317-ton walkable art installation is an homage to Korea's "City of Steel."