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

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

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

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

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

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

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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.

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

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

The largest permanent Monopoly board makes one of the longest games even bigger.

A lonely monument to the original Silicon Valley tech campus.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

A giant chess set, minus the psychedelic drug trip.