Places meltingknight Wants to Go

This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.

Meant to be one of the most extravagant hotels in the world, now an eerie, abandoned architectural gem in Mexico City.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

A jewel of the Mexico city skyline now slowly crumbles after surviving an earthquake.

Diego Rivera's massive tiled fountain and failed infrastructure project.

A New York warehouse filled with an enormous amount of goods saved from the landfills and donated for creative use.

A colorful "forest" made entirely from three tons of recycled plastic waste.

Inspired by the local football team, this giant ant is meant to draw tourists to a tiny Australian town.

Originally intended as a temporary installation, this sculpture is now a permanent part of a stunning Scottish beach.

A ruined Maya city that suffered a years-long case of mistaken identity.

These ruins of a sacred Ancient Greek temple stand next to a luxurious modern resort.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

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

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

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

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