Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.

This historic orchard contains Northern Europe's largest collection of paradise apple trees.

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.

An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.

A Byzantine-era church hidden in a wooded area below the Acropolis.

The great Danube river starts here.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

It’s not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music’s library has been described as a “cathedral of books.”

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

An ancient Viking village in North America that predates Columbus by 500 years.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

A fairytale-like grove with a crystal-clear spring bubbling under the shade of a massive ancient tree.

Legend said this huge, gnarled tree sheltered the saint during a storm.

A set of ancient drawings in the desert of Peru that are so massive, many of them can only be fully seen from the sky.

A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.

The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.

This odd Chilean waterfall-cano hotel must be entered via a rope bridge.

Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.

These magnificent city walls rise from the barren sun-baked Spanish plains like something straight out of a fairytale.