Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This outdoor gallery of sculptures along the East River was once a landfill.

The history of this Moorish castle includes royals, a Mexican-Spanish association, and several attempts at lodging.

Nestled in the woods lies this land art project: a hybrid between park, maze and natural monument.

This spa shower is an interactive art piece that reflects the feeling of Scandinavian seasons.

The entrance to an early 20th-century cultural center features murals that deal with the cultural fusion that characterizes Mexico.

Take a step inside the picturesque studio of America’s most renowned sculptor.

One of the most extensive and well-preserved collections of dinosaur footprints in North America.

An abandoned bear enclosure from a 19th-century zoo located in a Danish forest.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

If you forgot something to read during your trip to Tokyo, this hostel has you covered.

This historic Chinese church was relocated and revived as a museum that preserves and celebrates Chinese art, history, and culture.

A strange sandstone formation in the middle of nowhere presents an interesting climbing opportunity.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

A creek tumbles over a series of step-like rocks to create this scenic water feature.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

This lookout tower built in the 1930s is now an in-demand cabin with what might be the best view of the Seneca State Forest.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

A memorial in the Tiergarten is a reminder of the suffering inflicted on homosexuals by the Nazi regime.

A statue of the beloved storybook character stands in front of the building in which her creator was born.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

A large measuring stick marks the lowest point of a country that is partially under sea level.

This Stonehenge-inspired solar calendar stands alongside a landfill, in the middle of the Nevada desert.

These strange carved boulders in a forested canyon resemble tiny stone villages.