Places alcaparra26 Wants to Go

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

A site where “the ravages of the war are more striking…than any other place in contemporary Spain.”

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

Cursed swimming pool left abandoned is now a favorite of filmmakers and ghost hunters.

The walls of this small village have been turned into a living street art gallery.

Translating as "The Jump of the Girlfriend," this stunning waterfall has a tragic legend behind it.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

This postmodern apartment block was designed to be a vertical neighborhood.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

The streets of a sleepy Spanish town proudly exhibit some of the world's finest graffiti.

A whimsical garden of outsider art in the Spanish countryside.