Places allisoncormier Wants to Go

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

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

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

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

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

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

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.