This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

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

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

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

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

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

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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