Places stonoceno Wants to Go

A rocky Irish outcropping with a history of wealth, conflict, and ruin.

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.

A corkscrew-shaped barn in Ireland.

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

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

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

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

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

The great Danube river starts here.

The industrial monstrosity known as Bagger 258 is a colossal mining machine built in the DDR - but now left for dead in a German field.

Beneath the impressive baroque cathedral that rises from the center of Berlin lies the largest collection of Prussian royals in the world.

Berlin's old airport.

The "Prussian Versailles" that is as glorious today as when it was built.