Iceland
Búðakirkja
This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.
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Iceland
This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.
Iceland
This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Iceland
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Iceland
The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.
Heimaey, Iceland
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
Bíldudalur, Iceland
The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Raufarhöfn, Iceland
This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Iceland
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Mägipe, Estonia
One of the oldest lighthouses in the world has been in continuous use since it was first built in 1531.
Galway, Ireland
After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.
Dublin, Ireland
An enigmatic monument to the Irish revolutionary who plotted an uprising against British rule.
Glenreagh, Ireland
It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.
Dublin, Ireland
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.