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

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

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Bjork, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

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

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

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

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

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

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

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

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

This modern monument to pagan belief looks like it was transported straight from ancient times.

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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