Places wlongson23 Wants to Go

This elevator was built in 1907 to connect two neighborhoods separated by a steep, rocky cliff.

The ruins of a burned-down monastery have become a serene park and community space. 

This small turbine mill along Rocky Creek was built in 1928

A Baroque mansion with ties to legendary magicians and alchemists.

This site is believed to be connected to the oldest house in Arlington County.

The final resting place of one of the brightest physicists of the 20th century.

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.

The ceiling of this cavern is dripping with multicolored marble stalactites.

Peer into this window for an interesting glimpse into the public utilities that make this city run.

Equipment used to mine silver and lead has been preserved in this almost-ghost town in northern Nye County.

The final resting place of the author who gave us the Little Mermaid, the Ugly Duckling, and many more beloved fairy tales.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

Every half hour, the flow of this unusual spring cycles between a rush of water and barely a trickle.

The house where a Danish physicist discovered the connection between electricity and magnetism.

This rest area is also home to a remarkable petroglyph site.

For over a century, it has been a tradition to raise a flag at the top of this 450-foot sandstone pillar on the 4th of July.

The largest underground lake in Europe.

A defensive fortification carved into a cliff near Sydney Harbour.

Among the collection is the shirt worn by Louis XVI when he was executed by guillotine, still marked by a few drops of blood.

A nature and outdoor art preserve features the large-scale, abstract works of a renowned Maine folk artist.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.

The lead horse on a Disneyland merry-go-round that is older than the park itself.

This small piece of Michigan is entirely surrounded by Ohio.