Iceland
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Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.
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Iceland
Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.
Reykjanes, Iceland
Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.
Iceland
The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.
Iceland
The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.
Iceland
Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.
Iceland
Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.
Iceland
A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.
Heimaey, Iceland
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
Iceland
This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.
Iceland
This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.
Iceland
A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.
Iceland
A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.
Vik, Iceland
Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.
Iceland
This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.
Iceland
These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.
Iceland
A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Iceland
A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Iceland
The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Iceland
Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.