Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

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

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

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

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

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

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 beautiful, historic church looks like something out of a simpler past.

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

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

This verdant, tree-lined Reykjavik graveyard is both enchanting and eerie.

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

The oldest hall in Iceland was written of in the Sagas and features a centuries-old escape tunnel.

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

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

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

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

"Iron Age" creatures fill this huckster's rusted metal sculpture garden.

Five acres of divinely inspired folk art.