Places anetteinhollviken Wants to Go

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

A geothermal pool in North Iceland that is said to be the bathing spot of the legendary Grettir the Strong.

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

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

A rugged hike leads to a breathtaking waterfall, once thought to be the tallest in Iceland.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

This Corsican Neolithic site is full of pre-Roman megalithic structures that may or may not be penises.

A hidden fishing village on Sicily's Ionian coast, known for the legend of a shepherd, a nymph, and a jealous Cyclops.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

Greenery covers the face of a gently-dripping waterfall deep in the mountains of central Sardinia.

A small Sardinian village covered in vivid murals depicting a century of local life.