Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

Museum celebrating the ocean, with the largest wunderkammer dedicated to sea exploration.

A curious cave church carved into the face of a cliff.

A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

The lion represents a fascinating part of English history, and the story of a man who obsessed over its creation.

This sculpture memorializes the town's connection to the famous horror author Edgar Allan Poe.

The design of this seemingly translucent two-story tower in northwest Cambridge was inspired by an optical illusion.

On a tiny island in northwestern Norway, one of the country's few remaining original stave churches.

These beautiful castle ruins are nestled in the Polish countryside.

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

This Castilian castle has stood the test of time like few others.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

This bust remembers the haunting local legend of a murderous monk.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

An elegant church is home to a remarkably detailed mosaic floor depicting the Garden of Eden.

Inside the Finchingfield Guildhall, two sticks that belonged to alleged witches in the 17th century.

Use a key to unlock this medieval sewer tunnel.

An unusual, funny and fantastic open air museum.

A former salt mine is now a cool picnic spot for families and asthmatics.

The lost library of Alexandria, revived as a spearhead of cultural preservation.

With a bundle of matches in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, this sculpture is a modern take on Hans Christian Andersen's poignant fairy tale.

An ancient well nestled at the foot of Glastonbury Tor, shrouded in Arthurian legend and revered for its purported healing waters.

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

A stunning Art Nouveau cinema in the heart of Budapest.