Places Nikki Vargas Wants to Go

It is said that each of the white stones in the red facade of this medieval house represents the head of a murdered Swedish noble.

A little known Colombian theme park of giant curiosities.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

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

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

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

This Colombo wetland is an unlikely wildlife haven just outside the capital city.

In Chicago, a pizza-enthusiast has opened a museum dedicated to the history of pizza.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Stockholm's deepest subway station is also a stunning ecological wonder.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.