Places aidanmcleod Wants to Go

Hidden behind Lincoln's head is a chamber containing enamel plates documenting American history, sealed in a teakwood box in a titanium vault.

This Theravada Buddhist temple is a peaceful oasis steeped in history.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

Before he was "Bob Marley, international reggae superstar," he was "Donald Marley," a Delaware resident and forklift operator working under an assumed name. This park tells the story.

Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

This cramped crevasse saw the entire population of its island suffocated inside its depths.

Macbeth's infamous "Great Birnam Wood."

The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.

Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Despite not growing anywhere near New York City, bananas are ripened in a pressurized room in the Bronx using precise banana science.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

In 1986, Keith Haring was arrested for painting this anti-drug mural on a Harlem handball court.

Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.