Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

The cave where Saint Genadio meditated and played chess.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

This remote mountain shrine is one of the most sacred Zoroastrian temples remaining in the world.

A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

The ancient sauropod tracks found in this former quarry are some of the largest in the world.

The facade of this 16th-century building is decorated with carvings of 300 seashells.

In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.

This 13th-century monastery chiseled into the side of a mountain is equipped with a bridge that can be lifted to protect against raids.

This 24-acre park offers a place for meditation in the midst of Sedona's iconic red rocks.

A 36-ton remnant of the last Ice Age now resides amid picturesque vineyards.

A cake-themed art installation tucked away in historic Chinatown.

Grant Wood painted some of his most famous works of art at this studio.

This unconventional used book store was once in the news for the surprising act of burning books.

These structures were inspired by both Native American shelters as well as, strangely, an ice cream shop.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

Some 10,000 works of ancient rock art cover these volcanic basalt outcrops near the Gila River.

According to legend, those who pray at this statue will also be granted a wish.

Fifty years after a “blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds,” this idyllic natural area commemorates the carnage.

Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.

The beehive-like buildings of this abandoned resort reside near the border of Mauritania and Senegal.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.

Enjoy a tour of oddities and makeshift monsters at this souvenir store with an offbeat sense of humor.