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 modern artist's primitive stone faces and unique rock instrument join Iceland's terrain with its history.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

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

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

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

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

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

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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