Places Jenn Eidemiller Wants to Go

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

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

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

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

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

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

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

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

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

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.