This stunning blue and gold room changed cities twice before becoming part of the Smithsonian.

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

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

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

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

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

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

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

In the best of all possible worlds, everyone will get a chance to see this statue in which Voltaire's heart is interred.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

A former ironworks that was the first UNESCO industrial site.

An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.

This former steel and coal plant is now a neon-lit industrial fantasia.