Places jjeremiah Wants to Go

This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

The site of the climactic scene from the classic horror film is now a historic landmark.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

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

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

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

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

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

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.