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This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

America’s smallest national park site is the former residence of exiled Polish national hero Thaddeus Kosciuszko.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

These unique and ever-changing caves are a wonder of Iceland.

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

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

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

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

A goblet-shaped rock that, according to lore, is the home of an elven hermit.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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

This educational and eco-friendly community is Iceland's "home of the sun."

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

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

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