Places Madeleine Wants to Go

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

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

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

Small museum dedicated to the founder of electromagnetic theory.

A red-brick beacon stands against the tempestuous Atlantic, on the windiest site in the United Kingdom.

The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.

Amazing and mysterious Neolithic settlement on Scotland's Orkney Islands.

This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.

The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

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

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

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

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

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

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

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

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

Known as the "Forgotten City" it was home to industry, riots, artists, squatters, and to one of the largest single disaster fires in New York City.

Once a ferry dock, radio transmitter, and now a new Greenpoint park.

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.