Places jordank Wants to Go

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.

Soldiers carved these regimental badges into the chalk hills in remembrance of those who died in World War I.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

The largest and best-preserved Roman amphitheater in Africa was designed to seat 35,000 people.

The medley of artwork tells the history of this Scottish town.

A pair of mosaics marks the spot where the last accused witch of Dundee was put to death.

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

People leave coins atop an unusual grave marker in one of Scotland's oldest burial grounds.

An ancient stone fortress considered by many to be the eighth wonder of the world.

Water of undetermined depth has attracted rare fish and cult leaders alike.

Oslo's historic toboggan run has been letting thrill seekers slide from train stop to train stop for over a century.

Quality time with reindeer in the stunning scenery of their natural Lappish habitat above the Arctic Circle.

Menacing or in memoriam, the Silent People and their meaning are left to interpretation.

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

Home to three historic ships from the age of Vikings.