Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

A sacred lake with thousands of sacred carp and a biblical history.

An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.

A traditional village rooted in the Joseon Dynasty.

This former coal mine has been turned into a sprawling modern art complex.

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

A massive collection of petroglyphs dating back some 40,000 years.

What might be the largest completely Jewish town in the world outside of Israel now faces dwindling numbers and empty streets.

A scenic canyon with thick forests and historic ruins.

Mysterious hillside with a continuously burning natural fire.

This arch granting triumphal entrance into Antalya was designed to honor the emperor's visit.

One of the most exquisite Lycian hilltop citadels in Turkey.

A small mountain at the crossroads of Turkey, Iraq, and Syria that some believe was the landing point of Noah's Ark.

These ruins once flourished as the capital of the Lydian kingdom, often credited with the invention of metal coinage.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

A section of the long chain that blocked enemy ships from entering Constantinople.

This mysterious cliffside carving of an ancient Hittite deity has baffled scholars for centuries.

At this ancient settlement at the foot of Mount Babadağ, honeycomb tombs are carved into a round cliff.

This column celebrates Rome's victory over the Goths, and may be the oldest Roman monument in Istanbul.

A sixth-century Byzantine cistern hidden below a modern carpet store.

The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.

Seven early Christians were sealed into a cave where legend has it they slept unharmed for centuries.