Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

After Nazi forces smashed this 4,000-year-old Neolithic standing stone, locals banded together to restore it.

A ghost town on the slopes of a hand-shaped rock is haunted by the story of a 17th-century murder.

This small canyon is home to a treasure trove of geological oddities.

A 19th-century pharmacy converted into a bookstore.

One of the oldest surviving buildings in Colchester dates back to the 11th century.

This island castle now hosts a world-famous opera festival.

A preserved relic of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair and a center of Swedish American Culture.

These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.

Along a Roman road flanked with beech trees hides a tale of wizardry and xenophobia.

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

A vast and varied antique and vintage collection that borders on museum status.

The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.

A scattered cemetery of medieval tombstones, each carved with indivdual patterns and scenes, overlooking a bright blue lake.

This small figurine of a bear tells us a lot about the value of jewels and funerary practices in Roman Britannia.

Star garnets are so rare that you can only find them in two places on Earth—here, you can dig for them.

Idaho’s largest, deepest limestone cave is known for its quirky rock formations and bat population.

This fortified town dating back to the 1400s is often described as an open-air museum and is a protected National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A hidden and beautiful waterfall in middle of one of the biggest urban forests of the world.

Step inside this medieval Orthodox gem and travel back to the 16th century.

Famous for his giant trolls, Thomas Dambo's lesser-known early work is a creative 3D mural with sustainable birdhouses.

The final resting place of Dicky Pearce, the last court jester in England.

One of the few German synagogues to survive the Kristallnacht pogrom has been beautifully restored.

This impressive coastal fortress was destroyed before it was finished.