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

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.

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

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

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

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

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

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

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

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

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.

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

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.