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.

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

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

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

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

The seawater playground of gilded-era San Francisco burned to the ground in 1966.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.