Places jordank Wants to Go

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

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

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

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

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

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

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

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

A 1,500-year-old, 3-story subterranean city where ancient Persians took refuge in times of war.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

The abandoned ruins of a beautiful medieval castle just outside Barcelona.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

From this desk Al Hirschfeld drew his influential caricatures of the 20th century's Broadway stars.

Giant telescope mirrors built in a spinning furnace under a college football stadium.

No one knows the origins of the mysterious stone ruins discovered on a hillside in Halifax.

The remains of a doomed Antarctic plane, buried beneath layers of ice and snow, await those willing to do a bit of digging.

These ruins reveal the remarkably intact layout of a Roman marketplace.

Take a sea tractor to the Art Deco hotel on the island that inspired Agatha Christie.