Places TheDruid Wants to Go

A small Oslo museum dedicated to failed products, bad ideas, overhyped inventions, and the strange lessons hidden inside them.

Sample Spanish wines under frescoes in a historic monastery of "barefoot old men."

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

A Spanish town built into the cliffs.

Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.

This quaint Spanish village agreed to be painted blue as a marketing stunt but found that they preferred it that way.

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.

The highest monastery in the world operates a tiny guesthouse with doors open to all.

Described as "the world's most blinging pool."

The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.

This museum tells the story of the first purpose-built military simulator buildings and RAF Langham.

The story behind this uniquely-shaped tower involves ancient empires, local legends, and new words.

A rare example of this century-old British tank stands near the center of town in Ashford.

The tomb of one of the greatest travelers in history.

Some 4,000 individual tiles make up this striking blue billboard from the golden age of air travel.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

One man's attempt to stay one step ahead of the church.

This is Britain's one and only clock concealed in the pavement.

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

One of the tallest maypoles remaining in England in one of its smaller villages.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.