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

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

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

This abandoned, partly demolished building is now home to beautiful graffiti and murals.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

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

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

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

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

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

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.