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

A museum celebrating Icelandic history and technology.

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

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

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

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

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

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

Enjoy a slice under the midnight sun at the world’s northermost Domino’s.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.