Places tstriegel Wants to Go

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

The site of an underground detonation of a megaton nuclear bomb in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This large pile of traveler-curated rocks by the dry lakebed is a longstanding tradition on the Old Mojave Road.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Deep in the Negev Desert, the world's tallest solar tower looks like a sight straight out of science fiction.

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

Once a major stop on the Hejaz Railway, this desert station (complete with steam locomotive) has been abandoned for decades.

Shrapnel scars and bullet holes from the Spanish Civil War can still be seen in this monument to Spanish doctor Federico Rubio.

This ancient gaming tool was unearthed during the construction of this former town's central square.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

Deep in a Polish forest, this collection of Iron Age megaliths still holds onto many of its ancient secrets.

These unknown Bronze Age earthworks are believed to be ancient burial mounds.

It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.

This ancient stone necropolis is in danger of disappearing.

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.

This European portal tomb has a capstone that weighs around 150 tons.

One of Europe's largest groups of dolmens remains largely off the typical tourist track.

A 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort offers stunning ocean views.

The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.