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The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

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

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

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

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

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

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

A famed data visualizer's personal sculpture garden is a landscape of modern and megalithic wonders.

The "Skinny House" is made from scrap, salvage, and a neighbor’s kindness.

An unassuming island in the middle of the Hudson that hosts campers, including Aleister Crowley.

This 150-year-old train station and caboose have been turned into a railroad museum, enjoyed by young and old alike.

A grand New York post office that is home to mailman Santas, scraps of postal history, and a pneumatic mail system.

Check your calendars; you might be attending a drive-in movie or sitting next to a fashion runway.