One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

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

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

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

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

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

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

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

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

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

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

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

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.

Life-size bronzes of the Grinch, Cat in the Hat, Yertle the Turtle, Sam-I-Am, and the Lorax—and the author himself.

A museum dedicated to the quirky and colorful world created by Springfield's favorite son.