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

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

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

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

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

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.