Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

This former 17th-century church now houses a university's public library along with several mural masterworks.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A 13th-century fortified manor house that was once sieged during the English Civil War.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

This museum is dedicated to the most famous Irish writers in history.

An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.

This rare surviving broch is one of Scotland's most impressive Bronze Age structures.

A beautiful 19th-century mansion slowly crumbled and became a 'ghost house' after World War II.

This lighthouse was crafted as penitence for the theft of wine bound for a monastery.

A grotesque Fiji merman dwells within this traditional Dutch-style building.

One of the oldest surviving Swedish-American homes in the United States.

A blend of art, antiquities, and Americana fill this museum, surrounded by whimsical, enchanting gardens.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Hellam Township is reputed to feature seven remote gates, which when passed through in the right order, open an entrance to hell.

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

A volcanic old faithful, Stromboli has been erupting continuously for the last 2000 years.

The world's most active stratovolcano is almost always erupting.

The ruins of this monumental city founded by the first Roman Emperor are strangely overlooked by most travelers.

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

A monumental fountain in Rome features a large statue of Moses that has been criticized for centuries.