Washington, D.C.
Baptist Alley
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
This unassuming passageway played a key role in one of the most important events in U.S. history.
Cardiff, Wales
This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.
Birmingham, England
A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.
Sandavágur, Faroe Islands
Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.
Yoro, Japan
Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
Reykjavik, Iceland
A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.
Reykjavik, Iceland
A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.
Deildartunguhver, Iceland
Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.
Húsafell, Iceland
Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Iceland
A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Iceland
This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
Iceland
Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.
Iceland
Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.
Vik, Iceland
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Iceland
Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.
Stokkseyri, Iceland
Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.
Iceland
The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.