Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

A walkable map of the world, made from soil and stone by one man.

Housing the famous Norwegian ice-defying 19th century polar exploration ship.

The last fully functional fortress of Germany's World War II Atlantikwall.

St George's Leprosy Museum depicts the gruesome afflictions of those suffering from the disease.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Tens of thousands of tiny bottles stuffed with various items.

At the very tippity-top of Europe is a cliff from which you can view the midnight sun.

The burning of this 12th-century church kicked off a campaign of Norwegian Black Metal terror.

Monuments don't get much more metal than these three giant viking swords planted in a Nordic hill.

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

The convergence of two currents makes this a surprisingly pleasant getaway in the Arctic Circle.

This giant boulder is pinched over a 1000-meter abyss by two mountains.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

A long-disputed lighthouse built on the wrong side of a Finnish/Swedish island.

The place to be if you love vintage Swedish cars.

Frequent fliers welcome in this airplane hotel.

In the town of Åtvidaberg, the midday sun sets off a loud cannon boom.

Once the nail factory shut its doors, this Swedish factory town was abandoned, leaving behind a modern ghost town.

The second oldest anatomical theater is housed in a museum of curiosities.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.

A series of modernist treehouse hotel rooms grace the outskirts of an Arctic forest.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.