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

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

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

A giant red chair bolted to a rock on a remote mossy hillside in Iceland.

These enlarged egg sculptures represent the native birds of eastern Iceland.

This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.

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

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

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

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

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

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

This collection of unique liquids allows visitors to wander the waters of Iceland's glaciers.

This scenic Icelandic lava flow is named for a pair of Berserkers who were murdered, according to a famous Saga.

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

This mountain fissure hides a secret path to a secluded mossy grotto within the rock itself.

This black church sits alone among a field of lava rock.

Iceland's only steampunk shop imagines a retro-futuristic world that never was.

A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

This monument to one of the largest science fiction games of all time bears the names of hundreds of thousands of players.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.