This century old flensing port is a remnant of a culture for whom whaling is still legal.

These eclectic homes nestled into the cliffs of a Caribbean island were built entirely from scavenged materials.

A natural tidal swimming pool is ringed by bizarrely artistic lava rock formations.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

This was once the center of the Birdman cult, and is now a World Heritage Site.

The largest stone moai on Rapa Nui.

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

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

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

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

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

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

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

At 16,627 feet above sea level, this unstaffed station is the highest in the world.