Places KingSmithy Wants to Go

Finnish lake, and scene of an infamous murder mystery.

This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.

An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.

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

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

Villas that once served as playgrounds for the rich now fall away in decay.

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

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

Architecturally stunning library serves as the hub of Finnish scholarly life and culture.

A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

World's oldest and largest space launch facility, once a secret missile testing site.

The ruins of an ancient Zoroastrian Tower of Silence believed to be the earliest example of the traditional funerary practice.

Former island in the Aral Sea used to be a top-secret Russian bio-weapons facility.

Once a bustling fishing port, this semi-ghost town is now more than 90 miles away from the shore.

Legend says those who drink from this trickle of water are destined to return to Montserrat.

A city continually buried under the ash of a volcano that has been erupting for more than 15 years.

George Martin's Caribbean recording studio now rots within the shadow of an active volcano.

Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

The first privately owned air raid shelter in Britain, built after a horrifying night of Zeppelin bombings.

This tower was created by the area's vicar as a shelter for exhausted travelers, complete with a fireplace and breathtaking views.