Places bertshetler Wants to Go

This abandoned office building is a lasting example of Soviet-era architecture.

This medieval Estonian tower provides access to a series of tunnels that have been home to soldiers, punks, and fine art.

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

This stoic bronze soldier stands as a symbol of Russian sacrifice or Soviet oppression, or maybe both.

This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.

This soviet pilot's graveyard is filled with headstones made of airplane fins.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

Through the decades, Black music stars have performed at this historic hub for music and the arts.

Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.

Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.

The only Malaysian food truck in Italy slings tangy chicken satay that even Italians love.

When this funny little building went up in the 19th century, most people thought it would simply fall over.

This building has a giant piercing through one of its corners.

The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."