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

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

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

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

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

The embalmed remains of the communist leader lie within a custom crystal coffin.

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

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

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

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

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

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

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

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.