At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

This museum explores how a 1973 volcanic eruption forever changed this small Icelandic island.

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

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

A monument dedicated to the civil uprisings that took place during the Pots and Pans Revolution.

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This tiny cabin was home to one of Iceland's most famous painters and was the only land he ever owned.

Europe’s most powerful hot spring supplies the surrounding region with hot water.

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

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

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

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

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

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

This remote eatery and museum is preserved as a time capsule of a small Icelandic fishing town.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.