Places mutyat Wants to Go

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

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.

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

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

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

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

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

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

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

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

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

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

An upstate New York garage advertises its services by literally putting the automobile above all else.

The birthplace of America's favorite fruit-flavored mystery dessert.