Places mrobinmccoy Wants to Go

This museum, which had to relocate in 2014 after being devastated by a storm at sea, houses the best collection of cephalopods in Asturias.

Tiny Spanish beach covered in sea glass.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A centuries-old bar once frequented by Picasso, Hemingway, and Dalí.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.

This high point in the Great Smoky Mountains is said to be home to the chief of all bears.

This Transylvania County city is home to a rare white squirrel population that is descended from an escaped carnival animal.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

You can find America's highest suspension footbridge at Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina.

This historic high school was saved from demolition to become an island home for Marshall’s creative community.

A mountaintop space observatory that is certified dark.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

An out-of-the-way wildlife haven with a rich and storied past of harboring thousands of fugitive slaves, or "Maroons" during the mid 1800s.

The Cathedral of Salamanca has a number of unusual carvings but none so surprising as a modern astronaut.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.

This unique sculpture proved invaluable when it saved a train from careening off the tracks.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

Experience what life was like in Ireland during the Viking and medieval ages.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.