Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

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

These concrete domes were installed on an Icelandic bluff to honor a very specific musical tradion.

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

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

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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.

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

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

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

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

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

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

These magnificent 240-year-old machines are considered distant ancestors of the computer.

The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.

This colorful but controversial ceiling has been likened to a 21st-century Sistine Chapel.

A mythically themed self-built sculpture park.