Places happygrim Wants to Go

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

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

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

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

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

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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