A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

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

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

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

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

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

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

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

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

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

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

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

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