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

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

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

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

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

All that remains of this Massachusetts town, demolished in the name of progress, is a stone marker.

What was once a true peninsula has now been filled in, causing the water to recede and leaving many streetside "waterfronts" and landlocked "islands."

This old mill and former police station now present a world-class collection of Orthodox iconography.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

The ruins of one of the first railroads in the U.S. lie hidden within a neighborhood cul-de-sac.

The oldest living cultivated fruit tree in North America.

This massive World War II calculator hearkens back to the days when "computer" was a job title.

This nearly endless university hallway is home to a unique sunset known as "MIThenge."

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.

This mysterious artificial cave has long puzzled New Englanders.