A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.

This educational and eco-friendly community is Iceland's "home of the sun."

The Hveragerði fissure runs through this unassuming shopping center.

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Bjork, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

This Viking-inspired miniature golf course features a pirate ship and views of Icelandic landscapes.

On an island south of Iceland, a large volcanic rock formation resembles an elephant.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

This canyon is comprised of gorgeous waters and magnificent basalt columns.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

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

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

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

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.

Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.

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

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

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

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

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