Places Guthbrand Wants to Go

This remarkable prehistoric town is full of watchtowers and houses that have withstood thousands of years.

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

One of the best examples of the modernist movement in Madrid.

The oldest county library in the United States.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.

St. John the Baptist's forearm is housed in this remote 11th-century monastery.

A historical puzzle lies at the origins of this structure.

On a corner of the Ardmeanach peninsula on the Isle of Mull, a 50 million-year-old fossil tree hides in the coastal cliffs.

Once the overnight home of Mary Queen of Scots.

From atop a hill at the center of Cape Town, a cannon has been signalling the time since 1806.

The rock carving that became an internet meme.

This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.

A set of beech hedges planted in the 19th century forms a tunnel that takes on a different appearance in every season.

A group of committed locals restored this centuries-old windmill to its original condition.

Small caves once used as a hiding place for some of those accused during the Salem Witch Trials.

This large open-air museum showcases the ordinary lives of the people of the Netherlands and pre-industrial crafts and practices.

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

One in a pair of subterranean caves created by an ancient eruption of Mount Fuji.

The largest of the Fuji Five Lakes is home to an impressive swan population—some real, some with paddles, and one with an observation deck.

Once the extravagant escape of the Ford family, this enigmatic ruin now stands as a haunting reminder of its former glory.

A stone burial chamber that was also the site of religious rituals.

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site.

For a few short weeks in spring, this hiking path becomes a daffodil paradise.