Places stevehadley Wants to Go

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

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

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern 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 oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

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

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

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

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

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

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

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

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