Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Explore these Victorian-era tunnels under a bustling train station.

This small museum is dedicated to telling the 4,000-year story of Palestinian history, culture, and resistance.

Tony Blair's garden gnome and a Howitzer shell-turned-flower-pot are on display in this deconsecrated 13th-century church.

A mammoth WWII anti-air defense tower has been repurposed as a hotel with a rooftop garden.

Mexico’s first synagogue set up by and for the Ashkenazi Jewish community.

Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.

A glimpse into Taiwan's coal-mining past.

A temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.

Once part of a magnificent Tudor palace, this wine cellar is a time capsule underneath the Ministry of Defence.

Up on the iconic Tsutenkaku Tower sits an American mascot that became Osaka’s own lucky god.

Crisp mountain water cascades over volcanic rocks at these secluded falls outside Pagosa Springs.

Since 1999, this bakery has been turning out the dreamiest tortes in the Slovenian capital.

At 32 feet long, this swing is big enough for the whole family—and then some.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

A rock with images of infernal judges sculpted on it, offering a panoramic view of Kamakura.

From open waters to open dance floors—this decommissioned ferry has been transformed into a lively nightclub.

A rare Japanese-style temple and a Shinzo Abe Statue, honoring both spirits of the past and modern connections between Taiwan and Japan.

A glamorous octogenarian chef-owner serves rare Istmeño specialties in a tropical garden.

A rare north-facing Ksitigarbha statue enshrined in a passageway off Osaka’s busiest area.

Only the stone foundations remain of one of the greatest Buddhist temples in early East Asian history.

Bold, unapologetically spicy Mixtecan flavors are on the menu here.

Step past a rainbow of Oaxacan nightshades for a menu of regional moles worthy of weddings and funerals.

The skeletal remains of an ancient human were found with the bones of giant ground sloths.

A Brutalist monument and "sculpture that contains many sculptures."