Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

One of the holiest places in the region, devotees come to Tirta Empul to bathe in the holy spring water.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.

After funding was cut for a memorial to the Danish author, the sculptor had his statue ceremonially lowered into the city harbor.

A series of mosaics in Mexico City's Historic Center celebrate the Basque Country's "eighth province"—its diaspora.

More than 350 million years ago, western New York was covered in a vast sea. Today, you can dig up the remains of the plants and animals that lived there.

During the 17th-century, orphaned infants were placed in this barrel to be cared for by the hospital.

The world's largest collection of Don Quixote-inspired art.

The largest cave on the island of Menorca was likely the site of Iron Age rites and rituals.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.

Beautiful scenery provides the backdrop for an abandoned coastguard facility.

An art installation composed of items left behind by beachgoers.

From cartoon characters to tiny tanks, a guerilla sculptor's little bronze statues are hidden throughout the city of Budapest.

It's been nearly a century since this volcano, the tallest mountain in Equatorial Guinea, erupted.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

The local community brought back this land to transform it into a nature preserve.

This unique bridge is one of the last of its kind in Sweden.

A network of tunnels runs underneath the buildings of this ancient village.

The mounds at this site were reconstructed with the help of archaeologists and historians.

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.

A railway, a waterway, and a roadway all in one, suspended over a rushing river.

A former elementary school houses one man's extensive collection of art, artifacts, and taxidermy.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.