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

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

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

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

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

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

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

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

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

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

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

Journey through various trails to discover a land before time along the Chazy Fossil Reef.

Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.