Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.

The real Buddhist temple where the fictional Kwai Chang Kaine (David Carradine) trained in TV's 'Kung Fu' series.

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

This town hosts 170 pieces of public art, including giant irises, flying saucers, and, famously, hippos.

You can receive a blessing for your electronics at this Shinto shrine near Akihabara.

This picturesque beacon was built to keep boats safe shortly after the Civil War.

Former coal-powered facility turned museum.

A century-old rail tunnel turned eco-friendly cycling path.

A mountaintop Buddhist temple with panoramic views of Hiroshima.

A museum dedicated to the history of the diamond trade in the Netherlands.

Stock up on superb sour cherry preserves made by hand in copper kettles.

Hokkaido's largest music box museum, featuring music boxes that are unique in Japan and the world.

Ernest Hemingway used to frequent this general store, which appears in several of his short stories.

The thirteen wooden beams protruding from this historical building were once part of a hydraulic clock.

A memorial marking the original departure point for the two ships carrying the early English settlers to the New World.

This five-story sentinel is the sole surviving semaphore tower in Britain.

Home to secret lakes and hidden temples.

Soak in the life’s work of one of the country’s foremost modern artists.

A garden in the middle of the most inhospitable continent.

A memorial to the most decisive Native American victory of the Plains Indian War.

A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.

An ancient irrigation system that turned arid deserts into oases.

The porky tom yum soup at this Sukhumvit Road institution has a cult following.

Visit a century-old sweet shop serving gold-standard mango sticky rice.