Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This knobby, drooping New Orleans oak is a favorite place both for climbing and for meeting giraffes.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This tree has witnessed nearly 1,000 years of history.

Visit a secretive crypt before it crumbles to dust.

The ruins of a stone tower with alleged (but unlikely) Roman origins.

A limestone grotto where daylight filters in from below and turns the water a beautiful turquoise. Also home to a small underwater nativity scene.

Ancient site of Mongolian Shamanism located near a road leading out of Ulaanbaatar.

One of the largest statues in Israel was erected to protest pollution.

A rare venue to buy specialty maps.

Restoring faith in humanity one pie at a time by selling stellar baked goods on an honor system.

The largest and best preserved necropolis in the Western Mediterranean.

Nicknamed "Karri Knight," this Eucalyptus was planted in 1895 and stands at 72 meters.

A doctor had this large tub carved into rocks to facilitate easier seawater bathing.

The 18th-century inspiration behind Harry Potter's Sorting Hat.

Distressing images of the Last Judgement adorn the walls of this medieval sanctuary named for St. Patrick.

The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

An abandoned 6th-century monastery features a medieval map of the known world.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

A 19th-century relic of timekeeping.