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

This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

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

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

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

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.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

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

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

A particularly disconcerting tribute to Irish martyrs.