Places Deirdreod Wants to Go

An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.

The apartment where Pippi Longstocking came to life.

Crystal chandeliers brighten up this dark underpass.

A traveling Bronze Age sacrificial stone that was used to honor elves, fairies, and other woodland spirits.

Despite dreams of constructing this fairytale mansion, Albert Gotthard Nestor Cedergren never saw its completion.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

This massive basalt sea stack stands obtrusively from the rocky coastline.

An abandoned shipping control tower looks like a satellite perched at the end of a pier.

Thousands of abandoned statues of deities are taken to this hillside in southern Hong Kong.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

A silly medieval mural preserved on the side of a Viennese house.

An ancient instrument used to measure the waters of the Nile so Egyptian farmers would know whether to expect famine or flood.

In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

These abandoned salt flats are now a haven for wildlife.

These sea caves are the source of Xigia Beach's distinct aroma.

An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.

A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."

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

The former home of the world-famous Templeton Carpet Factory.

Tiny Swedish village with a distinct local phenomenon known as an "Elk Shower."