Places justcaityy Wants to Go

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

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

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

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

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

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

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

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

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

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

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

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

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

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

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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.