Places From the Backwoods Wants to Go

The masses at this church incorporate enough moonshine and animal sacrifice that they are no longer recognizably Catholic.

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

A devastated ruin in the south of Belize where British explorers claimed to unearth the Mitchell-Hedges Crystal Skull.

An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.

Hidden deep in the Guatemalan jungle is a turquoise paradise of natural pools, caves, and waterfalls.

The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.

This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

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

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

This tiny cabin was home to one of Iceland's most famous painters and was the only land he ever owned.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

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

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.