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

Outlaws, hot springs, and tragedy have all left their mark on this ancient road in the Icelandic highlands.

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

One of the most remarkable caves in all of Iceland was created by a once raging river of lava.

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

This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.

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

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

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

Iceland's largest geothermal mud pool is a little bit haunted and a little bit dangerous.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

This fairytale-like structure is the last turf church ever constructed in Iceland.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

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

In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.

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

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

The oldest church in Iceland is one of the few to feature ornate decoration.

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

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.