Places aimeebint Wants to Go

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

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

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

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

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.

These circular ruins are all that remain of a 17th-century Arctic whaling outpost.

This abandoned mining village was predicted to resist decay longer than any other modern human settlement.

Thousands of birds nest in the cliffs while arctic foxes prowl below.

A UFO scrapyard in the California desert.

Catch a glimpse of the elusive Peninsular bighorns right off of the desert freeway.

A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.

Where there's quartz, there must be gold. Thus is the story of the mines of Julian, and the titillating times of the Gold Rush.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.