Places bertshetler Wants to Go

The geographical center of Chile is a port so depressing that it has driven men to suicide.

The rusty hull of this 1899 ship serves as a tribute to explorers of the bottom of the world.

This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.

One man's love of sea life and art has turned his home into a temple of outsider island art.

A steamer run aground near Bimini lives a second life as a playground for scuba divers.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

A great example of the inventive canal bridges that were deliberately split down the middle.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

The largest of only eight working transporter bridges left in the world.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

The longest burning light bulb in the world.

Giant jewel-toned statues fill the grounds of this Cambodian Buddhist temple in California.

An old-timey medicine shop that once served Chinese laborers during the Gold Rush is still open for business to this day.

Where the writer penned his famous story about a jumping frog.

One of the oldest reform schools in the United States, home to wayward boys such as Merle Haggard, now abandoned.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

This historic little railroad runs through some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany.

A swath of France so devastated by war it is still forbidden to go there.

Site of one of World War I's most horrific scenes.

A unique museum tells the story of the day-to-day life of World War I soldiers.

A towering baroque basilica jutting out of the French countryside.