Places blscioscia Wants to Go

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Does this statue depict Thor, or Jesus Christ? Nobody knows.

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

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

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

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

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

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

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

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

These unique and ever-changing caves are a wonder of Iceland.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.