Places knajeeb91 Wants to Go

This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.

This cave resembles the Star Wars Jedi master.

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

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

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

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Björk, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

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

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

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

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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

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