Places Pengwn Wants to Go

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

This remote island village was in danger of depopulating completely until a tunnel was built to connect it to the rest of the world .

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.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

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

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

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

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

This whimsical statue dumps water on its head to symbolize knowledge flowing into his brain. Or maybe booze.

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

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

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

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

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

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

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

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