Places ladeedolly Wants to Go

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

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

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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

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

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

This 150 foot seven-tiered cascading waterfall is one of the hidden gems of the White Mountains.

A century after his death, this covered bridge still calls to mind the plein air painter who loved it.

A precariously balanced rock perches on the edge of a cliff created tens of thousands of years ago by glacial erosion.

The largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

These mysterious petroglyphs in Vermont reflect a troubled history in the treatment of Native American culture.

Even Henry David Thoreau found this glacial pothole irresistible.

A fantastical group of cliffside stairways, bridges, and twisting paths carved out of stone provide a surreal coastal hike.

These ruined Incan mausoleum towers still bear carvings of sacred animals on their blocks.