Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

The technology company Ericsson erected a real rune stone to mark the birthplace of the wireless technology.

A painted medieval castle where the most celebrated outlaw-poet of the Middle Ages was imprisoned — and where you can descend into his exact cell, nine centuries later.

Every spring brings a colorful tribute to this wizardly actor's most famous role.

A historic office and commercial building located in the heart of downtown San Francisco.

The Pamir Highway between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan takes a mere hour driving through a stretch of No Man’s Land.

Islands of granite rise above the rainforest canopy to form unique microbiomes in a remote French territory.

Steel rings embedded in rock enable hikers to ascend a picturesque slot canyon in the Mojave Preserve.

The materials from one of the United Kingdom’s most famous animation studios are now preserved in a suburban library.

Collapsed charcoal kilns in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada.

For many people the Hungarian Parliament building is a must-see stop on any visit to the capital but there is an equally stunning replica hidden in a basement.

The first and oldest mosque in Japan.

This Victorian mansion is part heritage museum, part architectural oddity, and part ghost story.

The site of the fossilized remains of some of Earth’s earliest primitive, microbial life forms.

The buildings around this DePaul University statue create an echo chamber for those standing in the center of the circle.

A free James Turrell artwork all to yourself

A taste of the 15th century in the bustling heart of the modern Shinjuku City.

A small chapel is the oldest permanent building in a megacity of 18 million.

Once silenced for being off-key, this bell has found a new voice as an interactive public artwork.

An art museum dedicated to the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, but it is by no means restricted to her work.

It stands out for its elegant white neoclassical design and twin bell towers that define Maputo’s skyline and make it one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks.

A remarkable collection of the machines which this industrial city was dependent upon for both commerce and domestic life.

Hong Kong’s lone surviving ancient pagoda dates back to the 14th century.

A local workshop makes Japanese-style paper out of everything from papyrus to pineapple leaves.

This iconic building , which is very evocative of the county of Cheshire, is a genuine gem of Tudor, black and white, timber-framed architecture .