Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This sculpture is dedicated to a famed cryptid and local icon allegedly witnessed in the early 19th century.

One of Australia’s most complete colonial prison complexes.

One of Ohio's longest history books isn't made of paper—it's painted across the floodwall.

A pristine medieval church that was visited by Columbus before his travels to the Americas.

Eight sides, one incredible story — the Gregg-Crites Octagon House is one of Circleville's most fascinating architectural treasures.

Hidden on top of a ferry terminal is a nifty statue of three dolphins, and one of Hong Kong's best sunset viewpoints.

One of the country's largest cinemas that is not part of the tourist trail.

A small arthouse cinema in Bend, Oregon showing independent films in a tucked away historic alley

A rare example of pre-Revolutionary war Georgian-style architecture in Virginia's Piedmont region.

Kloster Eberbach is one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval Cistercian monasteries, founded in 1136 and renowned for its austere Romanesque architecture and historic wine cellars.

The Underground railway station and its Cubist/Art Deco statue are so evocative of 1920s/30s London that one almost expects to see Poirot on the stairs.

This modest lottery shop draws hopefuls all year long, but come Christmas season, lines wrap around the block.

The longest pedestrian tunnel in the world.

A vast floating ceiling ripples above the terminal like the waves of the Red Sea meeting the surrounding desert.

An ancient Roman temple hidden in the basement of Römerpassage, a modern shopping mall.

A goofy attempt to generate business for a repair shop turned into one of Ottawa's favorite tourist attractions.

What appears to be a historic cabin nestled within Valles Caldera National Preserve is actually part of an abandoned movie set.

Bunski Kanal is a hidden natural wonder where the emerald Buna River dramatically merges with the mighty Neretva through a narrow limestone channel.

The tunnels in the ruins of this failed British World War II defensive line bear the names of famous London streets.

A spectacular pothole (pit cave) in The Yorkshire Dales, the home of British vertical cave exploration.

A centuries-old Virginia mill pond is also an outdoor classroom where history is told through recipes.

Maine’s largest salt marsh hides old roads, drainage ditches, and the remains of a canal once cut through its grasses.

Amid miles of wooded trails lies the story of one of America’s earliest free Black communities.

This park offers one of the easiest ways to paddle into a Chesapeake landscape that has looked much the same for centuries.