Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.

A unique public space where the walkway is paved with thousands of porcelain tiles.

Open since 1912, this restaurant is one of the few left that serves chicken with lobster and other Catalan-style surf and turf staples.

The birthplace of Las Vegas is now preserved as a historic and natural area.

Past the megayachts in the hyper-modern marina of Vouliagmeni is a small, well-hidden chapel adorned with pebbles and maritime imagery.

Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.

Set up in 1953, abandoned in 1978, and became a movie set in 2009.

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

Listen to Malta’s musical heritage while relaxing in the park.

This prehistoric burial site is where one of Japan’s most iconic ancient idols was found.

The oldest continuously-running professional dinner theater in the United States.

This statue of a deified “hag” is said to protect children from the common cold and coughing fits.

Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.

The only known remains of an extensive Maori settlement are preserved underneath an apartment building.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.

The easternmost point of Hawai'i plays a prominent role in local legends and is home to a lighthouse that survived a lava flow.

A family of distorted sculptures stands outside Seoul's former imperial palace.

According to local folklore, a demon left his handprints on these boulders, which became the prefecture’s namesake.

Created in 1935 as a small gift for those who donated to a charity drive, this little wooden soldier became the symbol of a German town.

Explore the evolution of photography and cinema through historical and contemporary equipment.