Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

The Syrian headquarters of alleged hashish-smoking assassins.

Ruins of the Crusaders' headquarters.

This ancient mountain monastery welcomes all manner of faith in an effort to keep Christians in Syria.

The bluer than blue waters in these natural Israeli caves are reached via the world's steepest cable car.

Tens of thousands of rocks make up what is thought to be a giant star calendar.

A sprawling ancient Jewish cemetery with over 30 rock-hewn burial caves.

Gladiators battle and chariots race daily in the ruins of a once-great Roman city.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A more chill but no less fascinating version of the famous ancient archeological site.

A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.

The world's oldest map of the holy land gives us a fragmented glimpse of the layout of biblical nations.

This ancient tomb in the West Bank is a holy site for Jews, Muslims, and Christians alike.