Places elvenking42 Wants to Go

Along a Roman road flanked with beech trees hides a tale of wizardry and xenophobia.

Japan Railways' southernmost train station offers a view of a volcano and a mailbox said to grant happiness.

An Oklahoma museum that celebrates the history of the "Mother Road."

The geomorphology of the Turia Valley could easily be mistaken for Utah or Arizona.

A museum of Hungarian military aviation in the middle of a small city.

For 200 years, people have flocked to this Polish town to experience the healing powers of salt.

This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.

This solitary stone engraved with a poem from 1852 has a mysterious and tragic past.

This small museum is dedicated to the study of coprolites, or fossilized poop.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

An American industrialist hoped this nature preserve could help save the North American bison.

A rotating nine-course menu offers delicious deep-dives into the foodways of Chilean agricultural valleys.

Discover everything there is to know about Catalan giants and "Big-Heads."

West African flavors shine at this unassuming strip mall spot in southwest Houston.

Cantonese comfort food is on the menu at this Asiatown mainstay.

A small tower where a philosopher once speculated on human nature and morality.

A trio of waterfalls inside the world’s largest urban forest.

This South-by-South-Asian restaurant serves up Indian-spiced Southern fried chicken and a Desi-style pastrami.

Houston’s oldest continuously-operating Tex-Mex restaurant has been a community hub since 1941.

Look no further than this local institution for the best East Texas–style barbecue.

Residing quietly in suburban Maryland, this tree has a star-powered history and was grown from a seed that journeyed to space on Apollo 14.

This natural spring is the winter home to the largest gathering of manatees in the world.

The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.

A hidden paradise in one of Florida’s most unique rivers.