Places Ala Pardyl Wants to Go

What looks like a crashed Zeppelin is actually a bright, airy reading room perched atop a modern museum.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

A small waterfall hides in a green gorge on the walk to Skaftafell’s famous basalt-framed cascade.

A museum celebrating Icelandic history and technology.

Legend has it these two stones are petrified trolls.

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

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

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

This beloved wartime mascot has been honored with not just one, but two statues.

A living museum working to keep the traditions of building and repairing handmade wooden boats, ropemaking, and blacksmithing alive.

Charming small streets lined with well preserved wooden houses dating to the 18th and 19th century.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

The charred, dead skeleton of an oak tree is said to have consoled a dying 16th-century Italian poet.

One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.

The ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

This park on the outskirts of Rome boasts two ancient Roman aqueducts and a medieval tower.

Roman politician Herodes Atticus built this nymphaeum to honor his wife, whom he may have murdered.

A fortified medieval basilica on the Caelian Hill preserves extraordinary frescoes and one of Rome's most beautiful hidden cloisters.

The only remaining arch of the oldest stone bridge in Rome stands in the middle of the Tiber.