Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

This handsomely carved wooden church is more than 800 years old.

A letterbox installed specifically for the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

A refurbished locomotive from a bygone era in the middle of the Jordanian desert.

Remarkable medieval wall paintings decorate this 12th-century, dog-friendly church.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This love letter to Poland serves bracing dill pickle soup and plump pierogis.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

A grumpy old water goblin guarding an old mill on the Devil’s Stream in Prague.

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

From Carthage's Hannibal to riders of the Tour de France, many have crossed this scenic route through the Alps.

This original castle in Kendal is 1,000 years old.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

This open-air reconstruction of an Old West town, a cross between a theme park and a museum, provides an immersive historical experience.

The fossilized trunk of a tree that grew around 320 million years ago.

Superb sweets await at the first Jewish bakery inducted into Berlin’s prestigious baker’s guild.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

See gorgeous frescoes at this modest Byzantine place of worship.

An annual goat race takes place within the walls of this medieval castle.

The ruins of a military fortification sit atop this mountain.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

One of the world's few mounted blue whales, its jaws are hinged open allowing visitors to descend into a lounge.