Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

Rumored to be the famed pirate's lookout tower, this historic stone structure is now just watching for tourists.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

This seventh-century fortification marked the western border of the Lombard duchy of Spoleto.

A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.

A legendary ghostly hound supposedly left dark marks on a place of worship.

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.

One of the four sanctuaries of Rieti's Holy Valley was the site of the first living nativity scene.

This townhouse was once the original home of the Scottish Football Association.

A hunched figure depicted on the signs honors a local gentleman who died on an Antarctic expedition.

Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.

This medieval mountain town is also known as the "Village of Streams."

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

A century-old stone hermitage overlooks this remote pass in the Hoggar mountains, surrounded by a landscape of eroded volcanic cores.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

Home to some of the world’s darkest skies, this project blends ancient Māori culture with world-class astro tourism.

Every summer West Seattle experiences a housing bloom.

Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

In this nearly 1,000-year-old monastery, monks painstakingly restore old books.

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.