Places marissad92 Wants to Go

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

An ordinary pond with fish from out of this world.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

A small oasis not far from downtown Moab.

Despite monuments in other locations, this spot in a South Dakota field is recognized by the U.S. National Geodetic Survey as the center of the 50 states.

These cliff and rock formations are made out of Sioux Quartzite.

The highest point in South Dakota contains the ashes of Valentine McGillycuudy, the "Holy White Man."

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

Just a man taking his prehistoric pet for a stroll.

The world's largest mountain carving could fit all of Mount Rushmore inside it many times over.

This towering wooden Sasquatch was carved with a chainsaw.

Since 1947, this living history museum has been providing an immersive look at life in Plymouth Colony.

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.