Places Cattheripper Wants to Go

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

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

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

This tiny cabin was home to one of Iceland's most famous painters and was the only land he ever owned.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

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

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

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

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

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

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

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

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

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

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