Melrose, Scotland
Scott's View
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Melrose, Scotland
This picturesque view of the Scottish Borders was beloved by Sir Walter Scott.
Brooklyn, New York
The mass grave of a heroic Revolutionary War regiment sits below an empty lot near the Gowanus Canal.
Minakami, Japan
This little known mountain has claimed four times as many lives as Everest.
Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina
This stunning mass of ice spans 121 square miles and is still growing.
Allouville-Bellefosse, France
Two small chapels housed inside an ancient tree.
Inaccessible Island
It might not be as impossible to reach as its name would imply, but just about.
Martinsville, Illinois
Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.
Andros, Greece
Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.
Washington, Wisconsin
Vikings and Evangelicals have both had a hand in this replica medieval church.
Campaka, Indonesia
These broken shards of ancient ruin may hide an ancient pyramid.
Thessaloniki, Greece
These ruins in Volvi were once at the intersection of the Eastern and Western Worlds.
San Diego, California
Not truly a ship nor a building, the Navy's first and last "landship" is now abandoned due to clerical issues.
Annapolis, Maryland
Rediscovered after a century, the father of the American Navy was reinterred in something dredged up from Davy Jones’ locker.
Laboe, Germany
This monument to those fallen in the World Wars is accompanied by a U-boat that Germany bought for a Deutsche Mark.
Chandigarh, India
A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.
Jeju-si, South Korea
South Korea's only sex-themed park.
Gehlaur, India
One man single-handedly dug a road right through a mountain after his wife died due to its interference.
Peru
These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.
Lambayeque, Peru
The shockingly unspoiled Peruvian tomb of the Lord of Sipan was once guarded by a footless warrior.
Micronesia
Tropical paradise strewn with hundreds of World War II wrecks.
The Hague, Netherlands
Survival capsules find a second life as a unique hotel.
Prince Edward, Ontario
A mysterious lake provides fresh water without any source, somehow restoring itself from atop its mountaintop perch.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.
Shchyolkovo, Russia
Secret Soviet city once home to Russian cosmonauts and space training facilities.