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

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

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

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 museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

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

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

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

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

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

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