Places bertshetler Wants to Go

This "thrice-cursed" island is allegedly home to Captain Kidd's lost treasure.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Morocco’s modern capital was once a haven for Barbary pirates, who went so far as to establish a republic of their own.

Legend has it this historic port was a popular hideout and smuggling spot for pirates.

The last remnants of a massive medieval wall that once encompassed the city of Berlin.

Mysterious tombstones thought to be remnants of Atlantis.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

Two 2,500-year-old Phoenician boats found on the coast of Spain, giving incredible insight into the ancient maritime traders.

This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.

Across Ring Mountain is a vast collection of Native American petroglyphs unique to the region.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.

These ruins have been linked to a sherbet factory that exploded, but the story may be entirely fictional.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

This memorial commemorates a defining 16th-century battle between English and Scottish forces.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.

The world's first combination ski slope and power plant.