Places krabill3 Wants to Go

During the holidays, a vintage subway train whisks New Yorkers back in time.

Anonymously sculpted and donated, these sculptures made from poetry books and pages are sprinkled around the city.

A series of three shiny letters mark the boundary of an old refuge for those being pursued by debt collectors.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

A distinctive building that incorporates a mythical beast into its architecture.

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

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

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

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

The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.

Every New Year's Day, locals don gaudy costumes and dive into the frigid Firth of Forth.

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.

Summer in Scotland begins with a spectacularly wild and colorful event rooted in ancient pagan traditions.

As part of an 800-year-old tradition, a man parades through town covered in a suit made out of spiky burrs.

A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.

Aside from denoting a public square or market, this medieval structure was also a sign of a town's prosperity.

One of the world's largest ice festivals dazzles visitors for over a month with radiant sculptures and carvings.

A hidden plaque is the only reminder of the lost palace where two storied English kings were born.

Long before Moo Deng, this 17th-century waterfowl was a cultural sensation.

This ancient trail climbs the mountain where a Latin League cult worshipped Jupiter, its main deity.

A 15th-century Corsican chapel that possesses a rare Catholic monument: a "Scala Santa," or "Holy Stairs."

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

One of few vertical lava tubes in the world accessible by foot.