Places David Plotz Wants to Go

This single-track road rewards brave drivers with stunning Scottish scenery.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

The 43-mile route crosses through six islands with gorgeous views of the Seto Inland Sea.

Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

These medieval funerary monuments are now home to a colony of critically endangered vultures.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.

Saved by a logger, this Douglas fir is one of the last great old-growth trees in Canada.

Enormous, fluffy dogs frolic around this museum dedicated to a legendary Saint Bernard.

One of the few remaining examples of 19th-century London’s attempt to clean up its reputation.

This unique temple complex remains off the typical tourist trail.

A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.

A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.

This fireplace-turned-monument pays tribute to the assassinated U.S. president.

An abandoned desert hamlet swallowed up by sand.

This unique, full-sized copy of the Bayeux Tapestry sports a few modern additions, including underwear.

On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

An aeronautical-themed resort forged around rusty relics from the golden age of air travel.

One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.

Wallabies live naturally on this Irish island.