Places adamraiford Wants to Go

The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

The vast, legendary catacombs hold secrets much stranger than stacked bones.

Wooden cutouts of the fictional family from the popular Swedish comic strip take a stroll along the side of the road.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This strange pyramid is a unique feature of the Austrått Manor.

The world's largest moose statue towers above the highway between Oslo and Trondheim.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

Mysterious man-made rock piles form an ancient cemetery on this rocky beach in Norway.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."

You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

This tiny cabin was home to one of Iceland's most famous painters and was the only land he ever owned.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.