Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

This awesome Spanish castle is so fantastical it was actually used on Game of Thrones.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

Incredible rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

A ghost village sits atop a mountain within Jordan’s largest biosphere reserve.

A university observatory dome painted to resemble the beloved 'Star Wars' droid.

One of Europe's oldest yew trees has lived more than 2,000 years.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

Gravity seems to fail at this intriguing Swedish attraction.

Outside a Viking museum sits a modern-day runestone made by a Swedish runemaster using traditional methods.

A tiny traditional village keeps an ancient method of beekeeping alive.

This lone tree and dramatic sandstone outcropping are so beloved by Michiganders they can be found on one of the state’s coins.

This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

Lava stone structures possibly dating back to the 19th century may have been a stopping point for voyagers between ancient Egypt and the Mayan Civilization.

Volcanic rocks ground down into sand make this Spanish beach as black as night.