Places Brendan Kergin Wants to Go

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This medieval village/restaurant perpetually celebrates the year 1376.

A storybook European village in Berkeley.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Little island known for its massive beachfront "flowerpot" pillars.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

A floating McDonald's built for Expo '86 is now a derelict relic on Burrard Inlet.

While these wooden totems bear a striking resemblance to First Nations artwork of British Columbia, their actual origins lay on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

This enormous sinkhole hides a secret world created from divine wrath.

This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.

This little Vancouver shack is a temple to all things Hendrix.

A roadside attraction fit for a giant.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

A plaque on Canada's Hornby Island commemorates a fantastical creature from a fictional universe.

A winding stairway to a secluded beach in a residential neighborhood.

Where the English trapper who faked a First Nations identity bunked with beavers.

A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

The New Central Library is a masterpiece of contemporary architecture in the midst of downtown Calgary.

Cascading outward, this waterfall creates the appearance of a flowing veil.

A colorful collection of scavenged glass bells decorates this Canadian ranch.

This towering totem holds the title for the tallest in the world but only according to some.