Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This area was created to save the region's koala population.

An inland seafood emporium makes more sense than you'd think.

An ancient art form is kept alive in this corner of Nepal.

One of the last remaining covered bridges in the region.

Australia's oldest artists' colony.

This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

In a historic steel foundry east of the Mississippi River, thousands of wooden crates hold the architectural remnants of buildings long gone but not forgotten.

Nearly 300,000 acres of wildlife, natural splendor, and a hidden ghost town have been designated a national monument.

Bringing back the art of handmade custom coffins.

Thousands of artifacts relating to human sexuality, including the world's largest sex bike.

In the middle of the desert, miles from any human life, sat an anomalous pay phone that still magically answers your calls.

This former Mormon settlement is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

Preserving the remains of Native American cultures which otherwise would have been submerged behind Hoover Dam.

Formerly frequented by Hollywood stars and now open for tours.

The world’s largest concentrated solar plant generates as many problems as megawatts.

This mostly abandoned shopping outlet is now adorned with beautiful graffiti and murals.

A memorial to the unknown and unheralded men and women of the Cold War military and intelligence services.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.

See Hoover Dam and the bypass bridge from a perspective usually off-limits to the public, and float the upper part of the Black Canyon National Water Trail.

Experience a charming 1930s version of "infotainment."

This former open-pit manganese mine is now a massive graffiti canvas.

Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.