Iceland | North Iceland
On the way between Laugar and Akureyri, this is a beautiful horseshoe-shaped waterfall in north Iceland. It's also where Christianity became Iceland's official religion (pick up a guide book to learn more). Walk the paths to check out the various viewpoints.
Iceland | North Iceland
Krafla volcano is a mountain in north Iceland which has been intermittently errupting for the past 3,000 years. The Viti crater is filled with a beautiful, clear lake. You can drive there to check out the lake, and there's a hiking trail around the crater if you want even more scenic views.
Iceland | North Iceland
Geothermal energy provides about a quarter of Iceland's energy. Krafla power plant is a living, working power plant in north Iceland. It's free to visit, and it has a quick and neat exhibit on geothermal power.
Iceland | North Iceland
Hverir is a large geothermal area near Myvatn. A wasteland full of pools of boiling water and mud and smoking fumaroles, it's surrounded by red soil. It also has a heavy scent of sulphur, but gives a decent understanding of what powers the whole country: geothermal energy from volcanoes and springs. Evidently, it's the closest you can get to the feel of Mars on Earth.
India
Qutub Minar is, at 240-foot (73m), the tallest minaret in India. It was built built by Qutab-ud-din Aibak after defeat of Delhi's last Hindu kingdom in 1192. The tower and the surrounding building a…
India
Jama Masjid is the main mosque in Old Delhi. At the behest of India’s fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, construction of the mosque began in 1650. It was completed six years later. Built mostly of re…
India
Daulatabad, also known as Devgiri, is a fortress dating to the fourteenth century. It's an incredible, multi-level defense system. The fortress has a main entrance at the base of a hill. Within the th…
India
Prince Azam Shah, Aurangzeb’s eldest son, built Bibi Ka Maqbara (known as the "mini Taj Mahal") in the late 1600s as a tribute to his mother. Originally intended to rival the Taj itself, Azam Shah w…
India
The Ellora Caves are a complex of rock-cut Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain monasteries and temples. The Kailasha temple is the largest single monolithic rock excavation in the world. They're stunning and b…
India
The Ajanta Caves are a complex of twelve rock-carved Buddhist shrines dating from the second century BCE to the fifth century CE. They're beautiful and impressively cut from the side of a hill, and th…
