Places tomod05 Wants to Go

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

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

The land is full of geologic eye candy, such as otherworldly spires, mushroom-shaped hoodoos, and prehistoric fossils.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.

An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.

The remains of Alfred Nobel's first nitroglycerine factory can still be found on the shores of a Swedish bay.

Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

The world's largest model of our planetary system.

The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.

This Stockholm light tower can be controlled by anyone with a smartphone.

A hidden bathhouse in one of Stockholm's oldest and busiest neighborhoods is open to anyone who can find it.

It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

A 59-ft. robot statue looks over the citizens of earthquake-ravaged Kobe.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.

An isolated village literally built into the crevices and rock formations of a mountain.

California's own medieval Italian castle, authentic down to the 300-year-old iron maiden in the dungeon.