Places MikeT19278 Wants to Go

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

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

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

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

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

The childhood home of Henry Jones Jr. is now an adventure-themed bed and breakfast.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

Elephant seals and sea lions have turned the abandoned buildings on this island into their endangered love shack.