Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This 19th-century benevolent society and jazz hall was rescued from abandonment to again host live music.

An ancient cave system in Tennessee’s Appalachian foothills converted to a 1,200-person music venue.

One of the last Depression-era bandshells still standing was the site of Elvis Presley’s first live concert.

A cheeky alleyway window hosts tiny rotating exhibits with outsized charm.

Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.

A 1980s tour bus that traveled millions of miles to facilitate a superlatively rigorous performing career.

In Edwin Hubble's hometown, a scale model of the groundbreaking telescope that was named in his honor.

When a missile testing site was proposed near this site in the Outer Hebrides, this statue was commissioned in response.

A museum within a former train depot tells the true story of a distinctly French-Louisiana musical genre.

After 97 years of constant vigilance from the dome of the Texas State Capitol, the original Goddess of Liberty retired to a life of climate-controlled leisure.

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

One of the most comprehensive collections of historic Native American culture in the country reframes artifacts as artwork.

This beautiful landscape is the only Sichuan-style garden outside of China.

This church on a Tohono O'Odham reservation has stood since 1797.

An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.

This sandstone plateau once served as a stronghold for Lesotho's King Moshoeshoe I and his subjects.

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

The first all glass and steel residence in the United States.

A monthly street "service" of handmade puppets and live original puppets, whose devotees profess has the power to change lives.

World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.

A closer look at this somewhat faded hotel by the Corinth Canal reveals the architectural undertones of a genius.

This unique architectural wonder is also tied to one of the 20th-century's most renowned writers.

A rare pod of derelict midcentury Futuro and Venturo houses lines a semi-abandoned beachfront resort outside Taipei.