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

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

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

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

The largest piece of the Berlin Wall in the Southern Hemisphere sits outside this German social club in a Canberra suburb.

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

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

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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 elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

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

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.

This Swedish astronomical clock was in storage for almost a century before its glorious workings were put on display once more.

The shiny silver little brother to Copenhagen's Little Mermaid statue.