Places bertshetler Wants to Go

According to legend, this boat-shaped henge is built over the grave of a mythic king.

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

The forgotten remnants of a land-to-sea cable car that was once unique in the world.

According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

Known as the most scenic route in Sri Lanka, this train line is steeped in history and offers an unparalleled view of the country.

Ride in 1960s style on the private luxury train Marshal Josip Tito used to travel around Yugoslavia.

A historic freight system that found the true gold rush is in tourism.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

A historic steam train meanders along one of the most scenic rail routes in Germany's Black Forest.

The oldest operating steam locomotive in Canada runs along this heritage railway.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.

This abandoned caretaker's apartment is one of 13 left in the New York Public Library system.

Built as a gift to the hottest tastemaker of the time, these hidden quarters remain an Art Deco showpiece.

Explore the wide world of desert plants at this unique Palm Springs botanical garden.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

One of the steepest streets in the United States makes an intriguing challenge for cyclists.

Thanks to its heroic service during WWII this Soviet castle has been turned into a monument towered over by a brutalist titan.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.

A stone wall that mysteriously moved three feet from its foundation.