Places Histrix Wants to Go

Once described as the "Eagle's Nest," this ruined ancient city rests on a remote mountaintop.

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

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

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

A renegade art installation in a small Vancouver park is now officially sanctioned by the City Parks Department.

After spending more than a century on the ocean floor, this shipwrecked column is finally resting atop solid ground.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

A winding stairway to a secluded beach in a residential neighborhood.

Unlike many reclaimed, abandoned mines, this Canadian cave system is still just a dangerous maze.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

This small enclave plays host to a house, church, and wishing well all composed entirely of recycled glass bottles.

This strangely specific landmark will let travelers know when they are half way there.

This notorious Canadian mental institution was home to some of the first LSD experiments and origin of the word "psychedelic."

Just outside this metal recycling center stands a prehistoric creature composed of scraps.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

The whimsical legacy of a Canadian artist.

Outsider art meets hard scrabble mountain life in this woodcarver's home/art piece.

An eclectic retreat speckled with whimsical folk art.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

A Canadian port town is oddly home to two of the largest tree burls in the world.