Places velellavelella Wants to Go

This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

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

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

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

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

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

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

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

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

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

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

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

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

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