Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

The home of a neoclassical master is now a shrine to his chosen art style.

A science fiction-inspired apartment building designed by a famous Spanish architect.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

Plagued by riots, celebrity injuries and a tragic death, this amusement park has been demolished.

One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.

This Brazilian Lady Liberty is one of the few replicas that was actually made by the original designer.

Known as the "Finger of God," a dramatic rock formation resembles a divine hand extending towards the heavens.

This Brazilian astronomy museum allows guests to gaze at the stars through their telescopes each weekend.

Try not to get lost in this picturesque Brazilian labyrinth of the dead.

A 125-meter long "tribute to the Brazilian people."

An overlooked collection of over 350,000 artistic works created by psychiatric patients using art therapy.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

Beautiful public park off the beaten path and away from tourists.

Crumbling remnant of Rio's colonial past tucked behind Corcovado mountain in the neighborhood of Cosme Velho.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

This old train trestle and collapsed tunnel once allowed the railroad to negotiate the steep slopes of the Colorado Rockies.

A century-old network of freight tunnels underneath the city's historic business district.

Illegal drag racing two stories beneath Chicago’s streets.

A beloved Chicago music venue offering cold beer and lots of “Friendly."

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

Not merely a museum – but a whirring powerhouse that offers a subterranean peek into the heart and soul of cable car operations.

The first AIDS memorial chapel in San Francisco and one of only a few in the U.S.

The legacies of two historic Black American institutions live on in this unassuming brick building.

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.