The world's largest set of the ten commandments lay nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

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.

What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

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

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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

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

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

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

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