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

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

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

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

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

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

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

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

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

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

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

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

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

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

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

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.