A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.

This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.

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.

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

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

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

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

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