Places bertshetler Wants to Go

This New Orleans tree is filled with hidden chimes that produce a carefully tuned melody.

This 900-foot structure with 20 arches crossing a Scottish river was built in the late 19th century.

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

These stones date back to the 3rd or 2nd millennium B.C.

This fortified L-shaped tower is the ancient seat of clan Hannay.

A tiny red pebble marks what may be the quietest outdoor spot in the United States.

It's where the final scene of the beloved Tom Hanks movie was filmed.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.

The first mural ever dedicated to the women of the Black Panther Party.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

A hardware store Buddha statue installed to deter vandalism wound up attracting Vietnamese immigrants who came to pray.

Collective dedicated to restoring steam engines.

A crumbling Beaux Arts monument to the Bay Area's age of rail.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

A mile-long audio-guided walking tour preserves an iconic era of Portland soul music.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

The sweet story of how American cargo planes became known as "Candy Bombers" during the Berlin Blockade.

Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.

A supersonic jet stands on a pedestal in this rural village as a monument to military aviation.

An antique Beechcraft airplane serves as a giant windsock for people driving through the blustery open country of eastern Wyoming.