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A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

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

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

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

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

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

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

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

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

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

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

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

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

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

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