One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

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

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

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

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 scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

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

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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