Places matthijs Wants to Go

A 12th-century fortress containing some of Berlin's oldest buildings.

One of the only places where Earth’s mantle lies above water.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

A cylinder monument with a spectacular vista commemorates a friendship that some say never existed.

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.

Housing the groundbreaking maps and globes of Gerard Mercator.

Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

The "Bridge Over the Atlantic" lets you cross the waterway in mere seconds.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

Locals say the stone that marks the spot where the gallows once stood can lead you astray.

A stairway to heaven, or to nowhere at all.

The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

James Turrell's total color immersion art installation, hidden on the top floor of a luxury handbag shop.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

A student driver's nightmare.