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

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

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

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

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

The crumbling structure is a rare surviving relic of the area's bygone mining industry.

A waterfall 600 ft. inside a mountain, once the bane of gold miners, is now a spectacle of nature.

This replica stave church looks like a piece of Norway was simply plopped down in South Dakota.