On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

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

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

Legend has it these two stones are petrified trolls.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

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

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.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

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

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

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.

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

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