Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.

A nearly abandoned Jewish settlement perched atop a hill in the heart of Yemen.

An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

This road winds through the steep coastal cliffside offering spectacular views for those who brave the drive.

This beautiful waterfall is not easy to reach, but offers a stunning view of the pristine green valley.

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.

Caves that can't seem to quit producing the remains of prehistoric humans.

This 7th-century monastery was sacked by Saladin.

A hyper-remote desert cave dramatized in "The English Patient."

The city-sized home palace of one of ancient Egypt's most powerful rulers gives us a rare look into the lives of the epoch's rulers.

It might not be the prettiest pyramid in Egypt, but it may be the muddiest.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.

The largest known Ancient Egyptian obelisk.

One of its engravings is believed to be among the first representations of medical and surgical instruments.

Even King Tut was intrigued by the glass of the Great Sand Sea.

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Massive stele returned to Ethiopia after 70 years in Rome.

The runoff from these fiery cliffs sends red water flowing into the sea.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.