Places Skuttel Wants to Go

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

The language and heritage of a nearly forgotten culture can still be explored in this Southern enclave.

A local dialect born in the late 19th century is only spoken in this isolated California valley.

This colossal ancient jaguar sculpture was used as a vessel for the hearts torn from sacrificial victims.

Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.

An easily overlooked memorial to a Ukrainian famine-genocide that killed over 4 million people.

Home to a vast and influential collection of Shakespeareana.

The Byzantine, pre-Columbian, and medieval art at this stately mansion are some of the most under-appreciated collections in D.C.

Every hour a secret compartment drops from this giant pocket watch, revealing a lovely surprise.

A firefighting museum housed in a historic station whose Lookout Tower watches over Melbourne.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

Barcelona's only remaining tram system takes riders to the Tibidabo funicular.

Occupied for six centuries by Franciscan Order nuns, this monastery is an amazing ode to Catalán Gothic architecture.

Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

For decades, vendors have sold clothes once worn by American soldiers who stormed Italy in the 1940s.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

Where Venice's gondolas go for a tune-up.