Places christacarroll Wants to Go

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

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

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

Part shoe store, part sociopolitical art gallery, part zoo.

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.

An abandoned outdoor movie theater in the Sinai desert.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

Stay in your own little bubble.

A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.

Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'

Scientists use one of the saltiest bodies of water on Earth as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.

These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.

One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.

Southern Ocean waters and glacial forces transform the Antarctic ice into these stunning bridges and caves.

This abandoned Antarctic research station is a Soviet ghost frozen in time.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.