Places jordank Wants to Go

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

Finland's oldest astronomical observatory once played a crucial role in seafaring and timekeeping.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Pigduck of Turku.

A collection of collections ranging from dentistry to minerals.

California's most comprehensive horticultural library.

A playing field for a popular French past time can be found tucked away in a quiet corner of Golden Gate Park.

Masterful ceramic fountain and map of the Pacific Basin.

Home of modern dancer famously strangled by her own scarf.

Reverend Franzo Wayne King administers spiritual enlightenment through the music of the jazz legend.

This giant head is all that remains of a once proud statue that survived an earthquake but not a fall off of a wagon.

This print shop boasts one of the largest pinball arcades in San Francisco.

In the depths of Glasgow Cathedral's crypt, one pillar stands out from all others.

This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.

The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.

The ruins of Scottish sea salt production.

The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.

On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.

Scotland still bears an enormous scar of its Roman past.

This tin chapel was built by POW's during World War II and is painted to look like something much more grand.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

An American ghost town hides along a side street in Scotland's capital.