Places krabill3 Wants to Go

Despite the name, this ancient piece of crystal may not have been a lens at all.

Tiny Spanish beach covered in sea glass.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

These crumbling Nazi artillery bunkers are now fair game for massive graffiti projects.

A ghostly and forgotten art deco bathhouse by the windy shore of Dunkirk, weathered but still standing.

A massive, gleaming sea turtle with a rider atop its shell looks out over the horizon.

A neighborhood with Art Deco architecture as eccentric as its history.

Knitting isn't just for grandmothers and counterculture isn't just for punks.

Site of a tragedy on the Oregon Trail.

A student driver's nightmare.