Places jordank Wants to Go

A local tree surgeon has created a whimsical walk full of carved tree stumps near Scotland's Loch Lomond.

Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.

The mystery of this small, brick pond eluded its possibly only investigator until his death.

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.

Largest lake in Great Britain measured by surface area.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

Neither Spanish settlers nor anyone since has been able to tell who built these strange California rock walls.

This stack of stones honors a murdered 18th-century woman.

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.

A French artist's vague warning hangs over Belleville.

The world’s largest collection of Tiffany glass sits in a warehouse in Queens.

Where beautiful signs live on forever.

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

Hackney's newest private museum and natural curiosity shop.

This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.

This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.