Places tstriegel Wants to Go

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.

Stockholm's narrowest alley is barely over two feet wide.

The United States’s oldest funicular railway glides up and down a steep Pittsburgh street.

No one knows how this Pacific Northwest spruce tree came to have so many trunks.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

A rugged lava field dotted with molds of the ancient pines that were growing when the volcano erupted.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

This enchanting natural park is a magical example of a temperate rainforest in Europe.

On a small island, a replica of a Finnish village from the Iron Age.

This restaurant combines two Finnish traditions in one place: warm-weather relaxation and outdoor carpet-cleaning.

A lumberjack in Finnish Lapland did not want to cut down his Arctic pines, so he offered them up to be adopted by nature-lovers.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

An ancient Viking runestone hidden in plain view in Stockholm's old town.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

These lesser-known Maltese catacombs date back over 1,700 years.

The Neapolitan Cult of the Dead still cares for the skulls at this mini-Fontanelle.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Once a sewer culvert, this road tunnel now offers cyclists and pedestrians a subterranean stroll under the C&O Canal.