Places medhajasthi Wants to Go

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

The deepest underground city in Turkey was designed to protect 20,000 people behind massive stone doors.

The unique collection of gifts includes braids of human hair, a spoon, and a Virgin made of bread.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

A disquieting Aztec sculpture displays hundreds of stone skulls representing the victims of human sacrifice.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

This museum dedicated to the history of the medical bone trade and human osteology.

A beautiful collection of architectural ornaments rescued from demolished New York City buildings.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.