Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This living labyrinth made entirely of thorns is filled with art.

This Roman monument is surrounded by more recent construction, offering a stark contrast between ancient architecture and the modern urban landscape.

This national park is home to unique vegetation known as woodland savannah.

This twice-relocated "Usonian" home is among the smallest built by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Home to around 40 different species, this forest was also the setting for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

This large lake in Central Australia contains an estimated 600 million tons of salt.

Chilly air billows out from the entrance of an abandoned mine on a steep hillside, providing a refuge for Ice Age fauna and flora.

This tiny site in Iowa, part of a patchwork national wildlife refuge, is home to ancient flora and fauna.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

The Latvian city of Ventspils is filled with dozens of cow statues showcasing unique themes.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

Since 1995, two red-painted metal figures have guarded the entrance to the Northern Ballet.

This large boulder was used as a lookout point by Revolutionary War militiamen.

Georgia’s answer to Easter Island immortalizes the nation’s great poets, artists, and leaders in stone glory.

One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.

This little-used trail winds through the highest mountain range in central Nevada with sections around 10,000 feet.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

This mosque was based on Sub-Saharan Islamic architecture and created for the Senegalese Tirailleurs.

An unusual pagoda design in in the northwestern part of Hwaeomsa Temple.

Once part of a dam servicing an early 19th century grist mill, the tucked-way falls are a tricky-to-find urban oasis.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

Home to what was once considered the largest gate in central Asia.

This enormous abandoned factory is now a makeshift graffiti gallery.