A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.

Austin’s local mountain isn’t really a mountain at all.

A free, canine-friendly alternative watering hole near the more famous Barton Springs.

Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

Does this statue depict Thor, or Jesus Christ? Nobody knows.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

A rugged hike leads to a breathtaking waterfall, once thought to be the tallest in Iceland.

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

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

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

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.

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

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

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.

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

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

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

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.