Places michaelamiller Wants to Go

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

The middle finger of modernity.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

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

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

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

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

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

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

Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.