Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

An imperial church bombed to ruins during WWII now stands as a jagged memorial.

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.

Inside this church is an obscure piece of art carved by the famous Alice Liddell.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

This ancient amphitheater was restored in the early 1990s.

Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.

This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.

Climbing to the top of the cathedral's bell tower offers sweeping views of these medieval ruins.

A Romanian church built from one single oak.

A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.

This Romanian village may have been drowned, but it is long from forgotten.

One of the oldest churches in Romania is believed to have been built on the site of a pagan temple.

Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.

This solitary monastery may hold the remains of Vlad the Impaler (but probably not).

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

Moss and stone turn this waterfall into an otherworldly liquid veil.

A beautiful Victorian-era cemetery, complete with a miniature village.

Bits of flat terrain surrounded by cliffs make one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Azores.

Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.

It took more than 300 years to build this church, which is home to two sacred vessels believed to hold the blood of Christ.