Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

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

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

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

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

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 tiny cabin was home to one of Iceland's most famous painters and was the only land he ever owned.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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.

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.

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

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

The ruins of a medieval monastery named after a type of tree.

A steam trawler with a whiskey-soaked history driven ashore in 1960 resides rusty but still standing on the shoreline.

Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.

These moss-covered medieval ruins tower atop the smallest of Ireland's Aran Islands.

The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.