Places bertshetler Wants to Go

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Hidden in Carnfunnock Country Park is a lasting testament to the Normans who once settled in the region.

Colorful Native American paintings are hidden within this small cavern.

The fossilized remains of ancient California redwoods.

Massive prehistoric mammals used these stones as oversized scratching posts.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.

A mountain range on an active U.S. Navy base hides thousands of mysterious prehistoric rock carvings.

This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

The world's biggest version of the popular Swedish souvenir.

The soaring gondola lines form the longest aerial cable car system in the world.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

Bolivia's needle-like rock formations.

This likeness of the famous revolutionary is entirely made of recycled scraps of metal.

A black and white solution to the Bolivian city's traffic problems.

Museum dedicated to the sacred leaf of the Andes.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

The world’s highest ski resort was deserted after an 18,000-year-old glacier melted away.

The 3,600-year-old archeological sensation is considered to be the oldest representation of the cosmos.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.