Places Archimedes Wants to Go

Hundreds of stone stairs and a winding medieval bridge connect this haunting Spanish island to the mainland.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

An icy lake tucked among jaw-dropping alpine panoramas.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

The second-highest train station in Europe.

A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."

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

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

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

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

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

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

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

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

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.