Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Visit Taiwan’s badlands, which allows visitors to feel like they’re walking on the moon.

A watering hole where regulars who have ordered 500 beers have their names etched on the bar in gold.

A remote area dotted with Buddhist temples and monasteries.

This modest monument marks the only point of intersection between longitude and latitude in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Sweden’s legendary mine with wildly deep tunnels.

These five houses were built for the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair.

Every year, a sparkling cave is sculpted in the icy heart of a glacier.

Enjoy a flaming concoction steeped in steampunk, magic, and alchemy at this experimental cocktail bar.

Right here, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition boiled ocean water to make salt.

Using primarily recycled materials, artists transformed this house into a colorful piece of art.

One of Japan’s oldest and largest cherry trees is said to have been planted by an ancient, heroic prince.

This 19th-century tea factory turned hotel showcases restored machinery from the era.

A series of mysterious metal artwork adorn this harbor walkway.

Bronze sculpture paying homage to Norma “Duffy” Lyon, famous for creating a life-size cow made of butter at the state fair.

This cabinet of curiosities contains many special and fantastical objects from around the world.

This 65,000-ton glacial boulder stands as a striking natural monument.

A dramatic landscape of ancient lava, carved into hexagonal columns by nature itself.

The only museum dedicated to the American street artist is in rural Japan.

This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.

A caravanserai turned into a museum showcasing the mastery of local carpenters.

The highest concentration of Art Deco buildings in the world.

This bird statue was created to mark the site of a radio transmitter.

The oldest functioning restaurant in the state of Illinois, operating since 1847.

A collection of miniatures made in the central-western region of Mexico.