Places aRedLetterLife Wants to Go

One of the oldest restaurants in the Seychelles.

Standing proud atop a Turkish bluff, this Ottoman palace has retained its grandeur despite being abandoned for centuries.

This ancient ruined monastery has been destroyed by fire so many times that it seems like God hates it.

Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."

This huge pile of volcanic boulders hides a stunning network of secret grottoes.

These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

One of the largest Buddhist stupas in the world keeps an eye out in every direction.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This ancient burial mound is accessed by an impressive Greek-built archway.

A number of craters left by fatal mortar strikes have been filled with red resin to remember those lost during the Siege of Sarajevo.

In legend, this ancient dolmen was said to have been created when a troll tried to destroy a church.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

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

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.

This secret cemetery where no flag is allowed to fly holds the bodies of American soldiers convicted of heinous crimes during WWII.

This Scottish burial tomb once held hundreds of ancient eagle bones.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

This church devoted to Mexico's "dead saint" is a festive celebration of a formerly hidden religious figure.