Places aRedLetterLife Wants to Go

The enigmatic stone has towered over a Northern Ireland town for thousands of years.

A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

This unique sculptural clock transforms into a periscope every hour.

An early work of the architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, these swimming pools blend into the beach.

The spot where the fascist dictator made some of his most famous speeches including declaring war on Britain and France.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.

Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

An unusual and powerful memorial in which earthquake victims are remembered by empty white chairs.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.

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Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.

Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.

These phallic stone spires once served as Tolkien's Paths of the Dead.

Known for the tunnel that leads visitors to the water.

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

Radical Bookstore and Community Space.