Places michilio Wants to Go

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

The stunning interior of this Gothic church is covered in ornate gold details.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

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

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

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

This oddly shaped church resembles a rocket.

A cluster of granite granaries perched on stilts.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

A majestic hotel for dreamers rises from the center of a fairytale wood.

A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.

A garden in Lisbon filled with giant porcelain creatures.

This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.