Places bertshetler Wants to Go

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.

The short-lived railroad town in central Oregon has been abandoned since the 1930s.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.

An old World War II hangar holds 20 vintage aircraft and the rare opportunity to take a ride in a 1940s warbird.

This great stone guardian of the forest is a relic from the land's volatile volcanic past.

This neighborhood of futuristic ball houses looks like an alien settlement in a science fiction film.

A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.

A palatial horse museum outside Shanghai is home to the most pampered horses in the world.

This incredible Chinese theme park may be the largest bootleg in history.

The world's foremost museum dedicated entirely to the abacus.

Nova reconstruction of the bridge that baffled engineers for years.

A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.

A magical work of architecture where a wind turbine enables monks to levitate.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

The largest traditional Chinese medicine market in the world sells ingredients that may make you squirm.

The family compound and final resting place for the philosopher, Confucius, and over 100,000 of his descendants.

These tiny statues form a terracotta army from China's Han dynasty.

A patchwork of ruins from various civilizations in one of the world's oldest continually inhabited cities.

This steel frame is a skeletal mirage of a lost 16th-century stone building.

These enigmatic columns tower over the ruins of an ancient Toltec city.

The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.

Its vast collection of wondrous gadgets details the fascinating history of information technology.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.