Places Traveltales Wants to Go

A NATO bombing took the lives of 16 civilians in 1999—the ruins remain in the center of Belgrade.

Memorial to the 89 children killed during the NATO bombing of Serbia.

Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.

This feat of Brutalist architecture is also known as the Three Sisters.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

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

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

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

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

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

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.

Perhaps the world's cheapest vending machines.