Instead of solid circles, the stoplights in this northern Icelandic town have glowing red hearts.

This former farm In northern Iceland is now a museum, where visitors can tour beautifully-preserved turf houses.

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

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

A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.

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

Twisted girders are all that remain of an Icelandic bridge that was wiped out by a combination of volcanic heat and glacial floods.

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Inside this Icelandic greenhouse, geothermal energy keeps tomatoes warm and growing.

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.

The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

An astounding collection of medical specimens, including bits of President Lincoln.

The longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere takes over three minutes to ride down.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.