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A modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

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

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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.

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

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

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

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

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

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

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

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

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

The home and studio of a visionary woodworker now stands as a museum and example of his artistic genius.