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This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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

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.

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

Though they may seem like simple stones, these rocks represent a ghostly legend.

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

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

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

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

This collection of several museums includes one of the oldest structures in Iceland.

A tribute to the successful role of the Keflavik Naval Air Station in the defense of Iceland, United States and NATO Alliance.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

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

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

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

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

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

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.