Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

A stranded woman lived alone on this remote island for 18 years, inspiring the great children's novel "Island of the Blue Dolphins."

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

Third time's a charm, or in this case, two testicles are.

This holy spring and its well have been the site of religious devotion for millennia.

These steps were uniquely crafted so Bishop Richard Fox could travel between his home and town.

This cauldron was said to be hidden inside a church after it was borrowed from a local witch.

In the Scottish Highlands, this 13th-century castle ruin is hidden at the end of a farm track.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

This medieval fortress guards a monastery near the border of Serbia and Montenegro.

These unassuming buildings in the tranquil churchyard of rural Warblington are in fact grave watchers’ huts.

Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.

Spectacular mineral formations fill these caves, which have been used for everything from smoking meat to stashing illicit liquor.

This impressive Gothic church dates back to 1244 and stands on the site of one of the first churches in Scotland.

This massive subterranean fissure is known as the "underground Grand Canyon."

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

This work of art is considered the world's longest mosaic.

The initials "GW" mark where one of Scotland's most important Protestant martyrs was burned at the stake.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

This family-owned canteen has been selling goat milk ice cream since 1933.

Come for the whole sides of slow-roasted lamb, stay for the regional Kurdish specialties.

Montmartre's sole surviving windmill became an iconic landmark for 19th-century painters, artists, and bohemians.

Saint Borromeo often prayed in this austere crypt during the 16th century.

With no menu and no sign, this 130-year-old taverna doles out affordable home cooking.

The best collection of Mudéjar building replicas gathered in a theme park in Olmedo.