Places mkaykrista Wants to Go

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

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

Just across from the "Last Supper" painting is the famous painter's vineyard, a gift received for creating the masterpiece.

The only diamond mine in the world where you can keep what you find.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Each year these high desert hills are absolutely covered with poppy flowers in a surreal show of nature.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

Possibly the most beautiful carillon in the world, set atop Iron Mountain in Florida.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

The very first subway station in New York City is beautiful, decked out in chandeliers, and ... abandoned?

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Hunt for buried treasure in Nova Scotia.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.