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

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

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

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

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

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

This abandoned, partly demolished building is now home to beautiful graffiti and murals.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.