Places dl42483 Wants to Go

A model of a galactic embassy is hidden in plain sight along the highway, proposed by a UFO religion to find the aliens that created life on Earth.

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.

An endless sea of white conical domes.

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

A beachside cave filled with Bronze Age metalwork, pottery, and human remains.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

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

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

Housed in a 20th-century prison, this small museum recounts local Nicaraguan myths.

The crumbling remains of a once-grand building.

Sloth rehabilitation center in the jungle of Costa Rica.

Disused penal colony features prisoner artwork, some sketched in human blood.