Water in Iceland

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

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

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

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

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.