Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland
Petra's Stone and Mineral Collection
One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.
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Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland
One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.
Bjarnarhöfn, Iceland
At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.
Akureyri, Iceland
Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.
Akureyri, Iceland
Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.
Reykholt, Iceland
Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.
Stokkseyri, Iceland
Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.
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This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.
Eskifjörður, Iceland
This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.
Eskifjorður, Iceland
This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.
Akureyri, Iceland
Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?
Skagaströnd, Iceland
This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.
Stykkishólmur, Iceland
This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.
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A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.
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A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.
Húsafell, Iceland
Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.
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A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
Steingrímsfjörður, Iceland
A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Skogar, Iceland
The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.
Heimaey, Iceland
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
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This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
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Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.