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

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

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

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

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

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

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

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

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

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

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

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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

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

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.

This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.

The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.

A nun spent 16 years painting the stunning Celtic mural that covers the interior of this WWI memorial.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.