Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

This retro izakaya street is a unique legacy of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Hidden among Rawalpindi’s modern buildings are the remains of dilapidated Hindu temples.

Millions of years of erosion created the feature for which this rock formation is aptly named.

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

A place where you can symbolically rid yourself of negative thoughts and attitudes.

Built for herding sheep, these tiny winding lanes with medieval origins and distinctive series of narrow turns are charming walkways for humans today.

This subway station is named after a local legend about supernatural dancing cats.

This bombed church was given a new life as a contemporary art gallery.

An outdoor gallery of sculptures chiseled from a unique stone.

This community museum preserves the largest collection of Coal Age fossil plants in Maritimes.

Named for a self-taught botanist who cataloged hundreds of native plants, this garden continues her work of preserving California plant life.

A lake that borders Kazakhstan and Russia allegedly harbors the giant "Terror Trout" or "Chinese Nessie."

When California condors were hovering on the brink of extinction, this recovery program was charged with helping the birds thrive again.

Traditional, pre-Hispanic food is served alongside classic favorites in this family-owned Mexican restaurant.

This museum honors the farming past of the “Salad Bowl of the World.”

A rare public effigy of “the Embracing Kangiten,” the erotic Japanese equivalent of Hindu god Ganesha.

Sip heritage cider with a surprising backstory at this family-owned cidery.

This church conducts its services entirely in Norwegian sign language.

The oldest stone lion in Okinawa survived a major battle during World War II.

A lovingly created and maintained collection of decorative gourd art.

This small museum takes the business of clowning quite seriously.

Where three rails and three centuries of transportation meet.

From maqui pisco sours to mote-mushroom risotto, the “Mapuchef” elevates endemic ingredients and celebrates Mapuche foodways.