Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

An unusual building on a "desolate hill" features the works of an Icelandic sculptor.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

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

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

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

Equal parts record-breaking temple to consumerism and bizarre fun park, it's more than you think it is...

Built in 1931, this small passageway is believed to be the first modern skyway.

The home where a lovestruck Fitzgerald wrote his first published novel, "This Side of Paradise."

This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

This taxidermic smorgasbord was co-created by an artist poached from the Museum of Natural History.

Secret hideaway for an alternative beach experience.

This iconic water tower and failed bandstand is open for panoramic views once a year.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A Building for Your (Former) Funerary Needs.

One of two giant blue cockerel statues erected with an intentional double meaning.

A toweringly silly piece of modern art has been delighting locals since the 1980s.