Places ckoohle 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.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

This space-age looking obelisk rises over a city in the rainforest, meant to resemble the local castaña tree.

The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.

This small oxbow lake has rare giant river otters and some Seussian-sounding birds.

An abandoned saucer-shaped monument in the Bulgarian mountains.

A magnificent, glittering building tucked into a tiny Bulgarian mountain town.

An homage to the medieval rulers of Bulgaria.

"Unity, Creativity, Beauty."

A Bulgarian monument to Russia's role in World War II is constantly being painted in pop culture protest.

A striking symbol of the Bulgarian capital.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

"Holy Wisdom" overlooks the city that became its namesake.

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

Vast stretch of tide-pools with a unique Moroccan charm.

Numerous impressive carvings are embedded in the trees lining this street in Marrakech.

A fortified city, home to a remaining population of five families

One of the most spectacular canyons in the world.