Places bertshetler Wants to Go

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

This tiny patch of arid sand sits in one of the greenest states in the United States.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

A century-old magnolia tree is the only living landmark tree in New York City.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

This partially buried wreck is one of the most complete of its kind but is only revealed when the sea allows.

The third version of this tall sailing ship sits, rusted and burnt, in Lake Ontario.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

The scarce remains of a sunken ship peek out from the sand on East Beach.

The stunning remnants of this wreck emerge from an otherworldly backdrop of rainforests.

A haunting collection of sunken wooden barges litters this Italian river bend.

The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

Built for television, this statue now serves as an unlikely memorial to a fireman who died on 9/11.

This memorial was created by an Irish nurse who lived in New York City during 9/11.

This sculpture is intended to reset a person’s creativity.

More than 21,000 images fill this overlooked gem of a prehistoric site.

Now housed in a museum, this giant pink elephant stood in downtown Seattle for more than 60 years.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This mysterious runestone embedded in a church wall is linked to the medieval cult of Saint Erik.

A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.

Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.