A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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

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

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

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

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

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

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

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

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

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.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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 Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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.

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

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant