This black sand beach was crafted from volcanic explosions including the historic Minoan eruption.

A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

Discover the magic in the mundane in Iceland's Museum of Everyday Life.

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

This secluded Iceland farm holds the collected works of one rural sculptor's creations.

This tumultuous Icelandic lava field looks so alien European researchers want to use it as a stand-in for Mars.

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

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

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

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

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

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

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

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

A series of waterfalls create the illusion of perpetual rainfall in this hidden gorge.

This "volcanic all-day restaurant" is right on the beach.

Get hands on with the technological marvels of the Classical world.

The nuns here cultivate silk to weave some of the finest scarves in the world.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’s immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.