What was once believed to be a church floor turned out to be the artwork of geology.

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

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

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

A formerly glacier-tipped volcano that inspired none other than Jules Verne.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

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

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

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.