Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

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.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

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

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

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

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.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

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

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

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

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.

Locals dubbed it the "Owl Building" because of its bird-like appearance.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

A single handprint, which, according to Ohio State University legend, cannot be scrubbed off.