Places TheArtfulLibrarian Wants to Go

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

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

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

While this is positively the smallest library in Canada, it aspires to be the smallest in the world.

Three buildings constructed of over 25,000 multicolored glass bottles.

Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.

This charming stone church on the shore of Lake Tekapo is an icon in astrophotography.

This 800-year-old Rimu tree may be the oldest of its kind in the world.

One of the iconic moai of Rapa Nui stands guard in Lyall Bay as a symbol of the friendship between New Zealand and Chile.

These concrete crustaceans are actually public restrooms.

A heritage park that explores the history and ecology of Whangārei.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

The Catlins region has a bounty of breathtaking waterfalls, the best is arguably Koropuku Falls—a majestic waterfall with an enchanting bush walk.

A drowned river valley that was important to the Maori and European settlers.

An unusual snaking bank of boulders caused by longshore drift.