Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

You've probably seen these distinctive orange-tiled columns on the big screen.

A touching tribute to the "Queen of Soul."

The remains of the oldest bone-headed dinosaur in North America.

One of the deepest springs in Missouri.

Exploring crime and punishment in feudal and pre-modern Japan.

A tribute to the local dog beach.

This trench, some 2,300 feet long, is only the most prominent relic of a largely forgotten episode of placer mining on the east slope of the Sierra Nevada.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

A historic, scenic mill that was forced to close due to overlogging.

Tatar Russian in origin, the largest mosque in Japan is now an Ottoman-style Turkish culture center.

Home to the oldest operating roller coaster in the Southern Hemisphere.

The oldest automobile museum in the United States.

Maybe the only restaurant in the world where your seat will be signed by a Nobel laureate.

A throwback to 1980's gaming nostalgia.

A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.

The three biggest silent film stars once shot iconic scenes here.

A few hidden stones are said to bring fortune and love.

No one knows the origin of this creepy little stone man with an oversized phallus.

This small museum explores questions of representation, diversity, and identity.

This museum is dedicated to showcasing the collection of the Mama Viña y Oscar Foundation.

Despite the name, it's unclear if this small depression in northern Nye County was actually caused by falling space debris.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

Learn the fine art of making a centuries-old treat at this hands-on food museum.

The "geometrical" center of the country, as calculated in 1947.