Places Jennifer Zielinski Wants to Go

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

Almost half-way between the Equator and North Pole.

Restaurant in Northern Wisconsin comes with a unique feature: a grassy roof covered in living goats.