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A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

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

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

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

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

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

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

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

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

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

A poem by Arthur Rimbaud is inscribed on the wall of a street that, while it is only one block long, plays a key role in multiple novels.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

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

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

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

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

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