Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

A somber place of memory and reflection, that tells the story of Riga's Jewish community before and during World War II.

This funerary monument to the guillotined king and queen of France became a political lightning rod and a site of pilgrimage for French monarchists.

A surviving Klondike Gold Rush-era log cabin that was dismantled log by log to save it, and can still be stayed in today.

A 1600-year-old church carved into the rock, with painted frescoes from 900.

This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.

The last remaining example of a painted house from the medieval period in Nice.

Nestled among towering redwoods on Skyline Boulevard, the Mountain House combines over a century of California history with a warm, rustic atmosphere that makes every meal feel like a getaway.

This massive redwood tree has stood in Northern California for nearly 2,000 years.

A grave from the past became Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave from the future in the 1984 production of “A Christmas Carol.”

This is Bremen’s oldest historic district, famous for its labyrinth of narrow medieval alleys lined with tiny, colorful 15th-century houses that resemble beads on a rope.

This kaleidoscopic structure is perhaps Bristol’s most unusual temple

Discover the unique history of Durham from the 14th century to the present day.

This park offers one of the easiest ways to paddle into a Chesapeake landscape that has looked much the same for centuries.

Yorktown’s grandest colonial home still wears the scars of the siege that helped end the American Revolution.

Each tide uncovers a shoreline where Virginia’s prehistoric past washes up.

Amid miles of wooded trails lies the story of one of America’s earliest free Black communities.

A centuries-old Virginia mill pond is also an outdoor classroom where history is told through recipes.

Kloster Eberbach is one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval Cistercian monasteries, founded in 1136 and renowned for its austere Romanesque architecture and historic wine cellars.

This sculpture is dedicated to a famed cryptid and local icon allegedly witnessed in the early 19th century.

A small waterfall hides in a green gorge on the walk to Skaftafell’s famous basalt-framed cascade.

A prehistoric limestone cave entered through a spectacular natural rock arch.

Limestone caves in the side of a hill associated with legends and the supernatural

This atmospheric cavern on the hillside above picturesque Rydal Water is actually an old slate quarry

Once tied to Templar legend and later to Prussian counts, this fairy-tale palace has witnessed centuries of Polish history