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Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

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

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

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

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

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.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

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

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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