Places ArbutusWD Wants to Go

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

This Connecticut ferry has been operating in some form since 1655.

After several weeks of radio silence, this abandoned oil tanker washed up on a remote beach in Liberia.

A ghostly mansion in the middle of downtown Tunis.

One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.

The medieval ferry service has been going strong since the 14th century.

The tallest mud-brick structure in the world has been standing since the 1500s.

Hidden in the hills is a mysterious stone structure, known only to a few.

Once a safe haven for locals engaged in blood feuds, this 400-year-old fortified tower is now a museum showing what life was like for those lying in wait within its walls.

North Korea's massive "hotel of doom."

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

For millennia, explorers were obsessed with discovering the source of the Nile—is this small mountain stream really the answer?

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

Far from the shore, this sandy victim of the Skeleton Coast looks like it was plopped in the middle of the desert.

Turns out you can see the world without ever leaving Maine.

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

This retro diner claims to be the birthplace of poutine.

Stand at the point where the two mightiest rivers in the United States converge.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

Non-profit time travel mart sells goods you would need for a trip through the fourth dimension.

A storefront museum in Asbury Park honoring the Jersey Shore’s deep history of mystery—including the Jersey Devil.

The remnants of a wooden-hulled fleet built and abandoned in WWI, now home to a thriving ecosystem.