Places Mike Walker Wants to Go

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.

A self-built castle made by a mysterious man.

See a full-scale whale skeleton and experience the captivating culture of Alaska’s Native people at this heritage center in east Anchorage.

Running under an entire mountain, the longest highway tunnel in North America is kept fresh using portal fans and jet fans.

This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

Poseidon? No one seems to know.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

This park celebrates a sister city relationship that survived the Cold War.

Eat your way from Ghana to Myanmar on this globe-trotting menu.

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.

The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.

This medieval footbridge in the Swiss Alps is known to attract cliff-jumping daredevils.

This greenhouse was once a hockey arena.