Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

An uninhabited village that preserves and documents rural architecture and an endangered way of life.

The oldest known university in the world is in Fez, Morocco.

Unchanged for centuries, this medieval library keeps its books in chains.

This cone-shaped bomb shelter, modeled on German design, is a rare WWII relic that never saw use but still looms over the harbor.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

This 400-year-old tree is actually an immigrant from North America.

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

Past the megayachts in the hyper-modern marina of Vouliagmeni is a small, well-hidden chapel adorned with pebbles and maritime imagery.

Dunk your churros in rich hot chocolate on the city’s old “Chocolate Street.”

A unique public space where the walkway is paved with thousands of porcelain tiles.

Once part of a living village, these buildings now house exhibits showcasing historical aspects of life in Ireland.

Listen to Malta’s musical heritage while relaxing in the park.

Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.

These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.

Located in the middle of public park, this cave built in the early 19th century houses an ancient stone sarcophagus.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

Outside of Budapest, a reconstruction of a 16th-century fortress.

This castle was designed to have as many windows as there are days in the year.

Take a hike to this unique rock formation formed by lava flows.

"Medieval" castle built in the mid-20th century by one family.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

A 13th-century convent where St. Margaret of Hungary spent her teenage years.