Places bertshetler Wants to Go

A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.

The tiny, studious rodents greet visitors to the National Archives of Finland.

No matter how many times this community-run sauna gets destroyed, it always rises from the ashes.

This building featuring Brutalist architecture has a rich media production history.

The San Andreas Fault spectacularly offsets this creek.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

The largest cave in Northern Europe.

A naturally occurring tunnel in this Nordic mountain makes it look like it's been shot.

Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

The artist James Turrell is repurposing an extinct volcano crater as an observatory to experience the cosmos.

This historic national park is covered in the stunning ruins of red rock pueblos.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

A stealthy Apache hideaway that became the haunting site of a mass grave.

The story of Two Guns, Arizona could easily be described as a Shakespearian tragedy on Route 66.

A small canyon with petroglyphs and a seasonal waterfall, only a short hike from the remnants of old Route 66.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

The final resting place of the businessman-turned-astronomer who helped discover Pluto stands near his observatory.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

First LEED-certified gas station in the United States.

Stroll the grounds built by murder, suicide, and dirty oil money at one of Hollywood's most filmed mansions.

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.