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

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

The world's tallest statue of an American hero.

A tiny waterway named after a ghost story.

A little bit Wonkatania, a little bit pink elephant.

A spring-fed pool so deep it's used for scuba diving as well as swimming.

A health museum containing a 27’’½-foot intestine.

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

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

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

Two volcanic lakes in an enormous crater formed in a prehistoric eruption.

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

This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

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.