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

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

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

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

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

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.

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

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

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

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

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

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

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

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

Weird wax anatomical models reside here, as do other anatomical specimens.

France's high-tech, future-themed amusement park.

In this Parisian garden's grotesque former life as a zoo it fed exotic animals to the bourgeois and put humans on exhibit.

One of the most powerful religious centers in the Middle Ages, dubbed the founder of Western monasticism.