Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Though illegal, city officials have made an exception for this work of art.

According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.

This tile-work piece featuring a chicken riding in carriage is both a remarkable artistic creation and a social commentary of politics and culture in 17th-century Portugal.

This now-abandoned part of the original transcontinental railroad route provides a surreal driving and historical experience.

Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.

An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

Though it may look like a Modernist cathedral, this structure was built to store massive quantities of grain during World War II.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

A massive cave once a secret military base is now home to thousands of bats.

A Dutch museum preserves the world's most diverse collection of vertical slices of soil.

An ode to a chess-loving diplomat.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

This plaque marks the former home of one of the first women physicians in the Netherlands.

An impressive bridge over a ravine also served as an aqueduct.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

A comfortable-looking armchair and a grandfather clock have been sitting on this sidewalk for the last 30 years.

A bridge that dates back to the 12th century is said to have made the devil very angry.

Dedicated to the history of mining and minting in a region rich in silver and radium.

A 400-foot-tall tall map of Chicago makes this once-ignored building stand out.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

These bronze sculptures can be found in an isolated patch of bush in Tasmania’s highlands.

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.