A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

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

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

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

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

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

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

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

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

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

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

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

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

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