Places donnatalarico Wants to Go

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

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

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

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

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

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

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

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

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

This faux-seedy Japanese arcade is made up to look like a maze of alleys straight out of a cyberpunk dystopia.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.

A tiny cafe that recreates the Japanese elementary school lunch experience.