Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

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

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

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

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

The oldest bookstore in Iceland.

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

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

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

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

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

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

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