Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.

Around the perimeter of San Francisco’s second-largest park is a meandering 2.7-mile path designed to inspire contemplation.

This fortress was built using the last surviving stones from the Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

Local legend has it that the Devil's claw marks are etched into this distinctive rock.

One of the world's best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is also one of the most unusual; it's made of black volcanic rock.

Built in 1347, this belfry is one of the oldest in the world and survived intense bombing during World War I.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

An ancient woodland that inspired a young J.R.R. Tolkien.

The remains of an entire Roman city can be explored in this interactive museum.

A modern mini-Stonehenge is hidden in a public reserve, not far from a former Viking stronghold.

A Nuragic tomb, a Roman tomb, and a Byzantine Church, all hidden inside a rock.

A remarkable example of small town medieval architecture that showcases the wealth and importance of a 16th-century wool town.

The only panel of the Great Tapestry of Scotland that has been replaced, after the original was stolen.

The largest living museum in the Northeast recreates life from the Early Republic period complete with costumed historians and reenactors.

Some of the most enduring novels in English literature were written within the walls of this Georgian-era building.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.

This institution has been serving up some of the best pancakes in the Netherlands for over a century.

An ancient mountain-cut pass runs largely forgotten in the suburbs of Kamakura.

After traveling the world, one of the last remaining fully-rigged three masted iron-hulled cargo ship in the world found its home in New York.

Pivotal in the research of early British Bronze Age life, found near Stonehenge.

This volcanic crater lake is renowned for its perfectly round shape, stunning blue-green waters, and unique geological properties.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.