Iceland
Haukadalur Geothermal Field
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Iceland
A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Guernsey
Underground hospital complex constructed by slave laborers during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
Kirkjubøur, Faroe Islands
This mysterious, medieval cathedral remains unbuilt but fiercely protected.
Igaliku, Greenland
Walrus skulls and narwhal bones were found here while excavating a 900-year old church.
Nuuk, Greenland
These eight mummies are the best-preserved human remains ever discovered in North America.
Ikateq, Greenland
A surprisingly beautiful abandoned World War II military base in East Greenland.
Ushuaia, Argentina
The most southern point you can drive to in the Western Hemisphere.
Carhué, Argentina
Once swallowed by flood waters, this village has emerged as an eerie shadow of its former self.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.
Argentina
Are they the remains of a fallen hotel, or the final stronghold for escaped Nazis?
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A memorial to the victims of Argentina's "Dirty War."
Nono, Argentina
One man's quest to collect artifacts from every aspect of human life has resulted in this eclectic Argentinian museum.
Cushamen, Argentina
With the Wild Bunch hunted almost to extinction and the law closing in on him, Butch Cassidy fled to this remote cabin in Argentina.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
105-foot wide giant metallic flower blooms anew every day in the heart of Buenos Aires.
Argentina
Stenciled handprints and wall paintings dating back 10,000 years, some of the earliest forms of cave art.
Foz do Iguaçu, Argentina
A series of waterfalls so massive they straddle the border of Argentina and Brazil.
Concepción, Chile
Dedicated to the first German Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, this aging edifice is the only one of its kind in the Americas.