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The largest lake in the Faroe Islands seems to be held hundreds of feet above sea level thanks to an optical illusion.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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

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

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

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

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

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

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

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

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

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

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

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

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

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

A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.