Places bertshetler Wants to Go

A small island hides in plain sight on Austin's Lady Bird Lake.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.

A bay of elaborate, historic toilets are held in high esteem at this Scottish dock.

More stones than Stonehenge, all scattered within a windswept landscape sure to enchant 'Outlander' fans.

These quaint cottages feature built-in signaling devices for fishermen.

Sweden's largest optical telescope sits on a rooftop in Stockholm.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

A concrete Picasso in the middle of a student housing complex on the outskirts of Stockholm.

A prehistoric geological oddity tucked behind Stockholm's natural history museum.

Every Tuesday, students let off steam by screaming into the night air.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

This 18th-century tower is locally iconic.

The ruins of a pre-Columbian fortress city so secure it held off the Spanish conquistadors for over 20 years.

You can swim in these highly salty, mesmerizingly blue lakes in the Atacama Desert.

A surprisingly detailed model of the world's most powerful radio telescope.

One of the world's most advanced radio observatories sprawls across the Atacama Desert.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

A desert that evokes the surreal.

This lake’s emerald green waters are a spectacular sight, but it’s not a great place for a swim.

This 3,800-year-old site contains markers used to study the movement of the sun and moon and create a lunar calendar.

Nineteen ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves can be found on the outskirts of Mumbai.