Places thelordwinter Wants to Go

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

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

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

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

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

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

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

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