Places emduffy Wants to Go

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

The only fully-realized skyscraper built by the famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

Now harmless, this looming post struck fear into the heart of medieval troublemakers.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

This picturesque medieval monastery guards a small trove of historic treasures.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

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

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

The oldest arboretum on the Dalmatian coast doubles as the gardens of Kings Landing in "Game of Thrones."

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

This military tunnel dates back to World War II and provides visitors with a little wartime adrenaline.

This modern, multimedia museum takes visitors on an evolutionary journey back in time.

Just a few miles from Novalja, a strange geological oddity has left scientists baffled.

This 15th-century church houses priceless works of art from a range of Croatian artists.

At the center of this cemetery stands a 2,000-year-old burial mound of the Adena culture.