Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."

An 11th-century Byzantine church with medieval Serbian history and spectacular views.

Beside a busy highway, a colony of Great Blue Herons raises hundreds of offspring each year.

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

An extraordinary house museum and cabinet of curiosities in the heart of Florence.

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.

An unusual sculpture, an interesting history, in a strange place, for a good cause.

This heart-shaped lake near the border of India and Myanmar is deeply rooted in Mizo folklore.

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.

This massive basalt sea stack stands obtrusively from the rocky coastline.

Unscathed for almost 2,000 years, the best preserved Roman triumphal arch is in a small southern Italian city.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

A non-native grove of 241 redwoods in Southern California.

The cutest shrine in Kyoto is dedicated to bunnies.

What started as a way to address damp basement walls turned into a house filled with intricate hand-carved designs.

Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.

Deep below the dry landscape of Bahia, a cave with intense blue water to float in.

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.

The ruins of this Roman temple dominate the small city in southern Lazio.

Some believe that this ancient mural depicts technology far ahead of its time, but in reality it's nothing quite out of place.