Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Dine on Isan-style specialties lovingly rendered in all their fiery, umami-loaded glory.

Pristine natural wonders and unique cultural diversity, way off the beaten path.

Feast on twice-cooked goat with plantains and other Haitian street food dishes.

Both the cocktails and the dive bar vibes are immaculate at this Mid-City watering hole.

Chef Serigne Mbaye weaves stories through his carefully composed modern Senegalese tasting menus.

These relief murals on Parvati Hill depict significant milestones of the Maratha Empire.

A tree so massive it claims half the road, standing at the intersection of history and folklore.

A 19th-century defensive wall that once protected the settlement from invaders.

This massive cave is a sight to behold.

The final resting place of the renowned, eccentric artist doesn’t even include his name.

For more than a century, this hole-in-the-wall near Termini Station has been serving what some say is the greatest porchetta sandwich.

A monument dedicated to the Armorial Movement of northeastern Brazil.

A fully functional, commercial, miniature art gallery.

Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.

This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.

Former home of a village butcher who became a globally renowned artist.

Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.

John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.

This medieval synagogue survived the Inquisition as a hospital and church.

A 19th-century stone carving welcomes hikers on a historical trail between mountain and sea.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

The last family-owned, single-screen moviehouse in La La Land.

A purported 17th-century religious artifact with noteworthy associations to Catholic history in the U. S.

The 700-year old burial mounds of the Ahom Kingdom.