Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This elegant sundial combines two timepieces in a single structure

A smiling guardian couple stands beside a department store, carrying folk belief into modern Shibuya

One of Bristol's most elusive public artworks

Sitting in a quiet field just west of Cardiff is a well-preserved megalithic burial chamber, topped with a 40-ton capstone

Now dwarfed by high rises on adjacent reclaimed land, this fort once defended the coastline against pirates

Gifted by Madrid's Peruvian community, this unusual statue celebrates the enduring ties between Peru and Spain

This vital ecological site provides tranquility and greenery, while being right on the edge of the city

Tombs containing the remains of some of the first and most important professors of medieval Bologna

A magnificent amphitheatre that once hosted gladiators is now considered the most significant in the entire region

Beautiful Victorian mansion on Cardiff's outskirts was once the family home of a South Wales coal mining dynasty.

A lake island of richly decorated monasteries, where a fugitive ruler met his end

The last working ship mill in Italy, once widespread on major rivers in Europe

Why trying to get lost in the old quarters of Essaouira may be harder than you think

Built on the side of a mountain, this once poor village has been turned into the "Santorini of Korea"

This 300-year-old teahouse is the birthplace of a Japanese springtime staple

A thousand figurines of Oshira-sama, a horse-loving goddess of silk, await wish-making worshippers.

Small lakes provide outstanding reflective views of the Earl Mountains

One of the most important pieces in the Madrid History Museum and one of the oldest historical models of a city in Europe

150 kinds of unique sundaes and gigantic parfaits await at Kyoto’s iconic vintage café

Michelangelo's first known painting went unnoticed for over 500 years

The oldest operating company in the entire world, founded in 578 AD

These controversial statues are adorned with patterns of bricks and lace, linking them to Bedford's historical ties to both industries

Nestled in the Sussex countryside are a handful of obscure, seemingly purposeless buildings constructed on the whim of a flamboyant slave owner and local politician

A Norman castle near Wales that has been in ruins for the last 600 years