Places Will Wants to Go

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

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

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

The only structure in a remote mountain pass, these colorful cubes are visible from miles away.

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

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

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

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

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

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

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

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

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

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

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