An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

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

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

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

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

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

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

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

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

Though considered an eyesore by some, this boxy Brutalist high-rise plays a significant role in Sydney's past.

An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.

Roadside attraction outside of a recycling center.

The largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere.

A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.