The first woman to become a member of the parliament of Iceland.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

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.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

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

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.

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

This educational and eco-friendly community is Iceland's "home of the sun."

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

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

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

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

From lefty Jewish gathering site to hip cultural site in just 80 years.