Places Jennifer Zielinski Wants to Go

The remains of a hospital that housed over 200 leprosy patients.

A museum celebrating Icelandic history and technology.

This collection of several museums includes one of the oldest structures in Iceland.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

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

A geothermal pool in North Iceland that is said to be the bathing spot of the legendary Grettir the Strong.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

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

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

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

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

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

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

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

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

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

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

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

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

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

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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