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

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

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

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

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Considered the birthplace of the Copper Age and Bronze Age, the river is tinted red from 5,000 years of mining.

A pair of giant legs paying homage to a poem, a king, and it would seem, socks.