This egg-shaped treehouse was inspired by "sport sleeping."

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

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

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

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

This functioning parish church is also the site of many concert performances due to its wonderful acoustics.

The world's northernmost ice hotel.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.