This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

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

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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