The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

Along this wire fence, travelers have been leaving a particular memento since 2012.

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

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

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

One woman's lifelong collection is on display in this unassuming house on an Icelandic fjord.

A fantastic reconstruction of a 10th-century Viking longhouse.

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

This elderly couple's hand-picked collection of rare gems is one of the finest in all of Iceland.

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

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

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.