Natural Wonders in Iceland

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

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

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

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

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.