This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

This earthwork installation sits on a grassy hill, celebrating Iceland's past and present.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

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

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

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

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

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

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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.

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

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.

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