Places scoutboy Wants to Go

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.

Climb atop one of the world's longest and heaviest trains for an unbelievable journey across the Sahara Desert.

These rustic holiday homes are made from discarded fishing boat hulls.

This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.

This prehistoric figurine is the oldest known realistic depiction of a human face.

The birthplace of the Ford Model T is now a museum full of antique cars.

This magnificent market stands as a poignant symbol of the suffering caused by the Spanish Civil War.

This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The home of Mahatma Gandhi during part of the 21 years he spent living in South Africa is now a guest house.

This tiny, tranquil Senegalese island serves as a powerful symbol of the Atlantic slave trade.

These bronze sculptures sow whimsy by hamming it up on a pedestrian mall.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Inscriptions found in the Majella mountains reveal stories of resistance and rebellion after the unification of Italy.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

The conquistador's former fortress is the oldest preserved colonial building in the Americas.

A rather vulgar example of the transition from Latin to the Italian vernacular.

This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

This vast masterpiece of Moroccan architecture spreads across 20 acres.

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

These haunting ruins of a 700-year-old Prehispanic city have witnessed centuries of wars and massacres.

The courtyard of this small Marinid madrasa is a dazzling example of intricate Islamic architecture.

Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.