Places lokimann Wants to Go

The history of Reykjavik told through a historical village and live actors.

A geothermal pool in North Iceland that is said to be the bathing spot of the legendary Grettir the Strong.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

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

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

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

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

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

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

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

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

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

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

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

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

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.