Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

The European equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame is slowly spreading over the entire city.

Almost all that remains of a town dedicated to supporting the First Transcontinental Railroad.

On the grounds of a former estate in Burgundy stands an elaborate temple that is modeled after the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

A heavily politicized roundabout discussing the state of a heavily politicized country.

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

This small cemetery contains the graves of prisoners of war who were interred at Fort McClellan during World War II.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

This hidden treasure provides a charming access point along the south side of Baker Park.

It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.

A museum celebrating rare American motorcycles where everything runs—and none of it quietly.

This sixth-century synagogue was first reconstructed digitally, then in real life.

Stroll past dozens of intricately-detailed scale replicas of buildings from all over Czechia.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

Originally conceived as part of a proposed Arizona State Capitol building in the 1950s, this structure built in 2004 stands as a monument to the architect's legacy.

This small museum is home to some of the oldest and best-preserved dinosaur specimens found in Montana.

Explore the art and history of intricate, hand-crafted tile designs at this small museum.

This knick-knack-covered house (complete with a matching van) is a charming oddity in the middle of a modest downtown neighborhood.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

A wall of this old hotel was decorated with drawings made of pebbles during its construction.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

A never-inhabited village that was built as part of Mussolini's agricultural reforms.