This five-foot-tall bronze bird is a memorial to a species that was hunted out of existence.

The exhibition explores the Icelandic city's Viking Age history.

Pick up this rock and become an instant legend.

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

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

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

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

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

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

A replica of the decorated wooden pillars Viking sailors threw overboard when finding new places to establish a settlement.

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

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

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

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

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

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

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

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

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