Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

A small but very fascinating fountain in the center of Rome with four books and a deer carved.

A film center envisioned to rival Cannes ended up as a haunted place after at least 168 people were killed during the rushed construction.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

A quirky statue in Bermondsey made by 100 public participants with goggles, chisels, and mallets.

A hike outside of the town of Zuun Mod will take visitors to a monastery complex steeped in Mongolian history.

A man throwing a giant severed hand towers over Antwerp’s main square.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

Local legend has it that the Devil's claw marks are etched into this distinctive rock.

Fans have made a utility pole near where the 90s musician was shot into an ersatz memorial.

Showcasing some of the best-preserved temples of the Champa Kingdom.

In a narrow river valley just north of Beirut, Lebanon, is a chronicle of human history unlike anything else in the world.

A riverside stone memorial dedicated to an unidentified hero.

Beautiful portraits of the artist's children and his amazing stained glass windows in the Art Nouveau style.

A stunning waterfall in the mountains of Romania.

A tragic tale of a young woman accused of witchcraft haunts this place.

The fire tower along this steep, scenic hiking trail offers the best views of Maine’s Moosehead Lake.

This remote museum highlights the island’s impressive creative legacy.

See the oldest known traditional stone-ground mustard mill at work at this Down East mainstay.

A far-flung tidal inlet off the coast of Maine produces some of the state’s tastiest oysters.

Learn about the history and hopeful future of Maine’s nesting birds at this interactive Audubon facility.

This high-octane event honors Maine’s legacy as the birthplace of logging in the U.S.

A Taiwanese garden teems with the retired statues of the island's former dictator.

All 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac are depicted in anthropomorphized deity form.