Places Megan Johnson Wants to Go

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

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

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

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

One-of-a-kind museum inside the first Boeing 747-400 ever made.

Two flush headstones mark the only known graves to be embedded in an airport runway.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

An abandoned railroad tunnel forgotten by time awaits inquisitive hikers.

Developers built a Walmart around one family's plot and constructed a mausoleum in the parking lot.

The remains of one of America's first radiation testing grounds still rest ominously in a Georgia forest.

The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

A curious whirlpool formation supposedly capable of entangling or engulfing branches, tree trunks, or whole rafts full of hapless tourists.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

One man's vision and a labor of love of many.

A medical facility that has been kept frozen in time.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

Incredible rock formations jut from the southern end of this spectacular stingray-viewing spot.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.

The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.