Trick water gardens from 1619 featuring a 200 piece mechanical theater powered by water.

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

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

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

A bit of the Berlin Wall was gifted to the Icelandic capital to commemorate the 25th anniversary of German reunification.

A modern Nordic Pompeii on the Icelandic island of Heimaey.

This beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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