Places Archimedes Wants to Go

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

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

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

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.

These megalithic tombs contain some of the largest stones ever moved in prehistory.

A prehistoric cave in Spain contains paintings dating back to the Ice Age.

This house covered in small stones was the work of one man over the course of nearly 30 years.

In Spain, the ruins of a Roman military camp sit along a flooded section of a river.

The fragmented remains of a massive public bath connected to the city's water supply.

This ancient tunnel is one of the most important examples of Roman hydraulic engineering in Spain.

A neighborhood park in the city of Cáceres hides what some believe are revolutionary examples of Neanderthal cave art.

A small church ornamented with medieval erotic sculptures.

A magnificent, long-abandoned castle built in the wake of the reconquest of Spain.

12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.

An archeological treasure trove stumbled upon by a couple of children.

Devastated landscape used for hundreds of years by the Romans as their primary mining site.

Cliffside houses provide a spectacular view from their perch above the valley.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

An abandoned 6th-century monastery features a medieval map of the known world.

This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.

This panoramic lift provides a futuristic ride up San Pedro Mountain.

The patron saint of spinsters grasps a container of dried blood.

One of Antoni Gaudí’s earliest buildings, built between 1886 and 1890 for the industrialist Eusebi Güell.