Places bertshetler Wants to Go

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

Abandoned city hidden from the world by tropical forest and isolation on the coast of Kenya.

The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.

Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.

Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.

A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.

Costa Rican accommodation resembles a crash site, but with a nice balcony.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

The ruins of a world-renowned medieval hospital.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

Phil Mortillaro uses keys to bring art back to the Village.

An aptly-named street near the birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement.

The first piece of public art dedicated to LGBT rights.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.