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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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 fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

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

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

This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.

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

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

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

A relatively obscure antihero from the Marvel Comics universe adorns a wall inside Iceland's main airport.

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

The walls of America's oldest masonry fort famously "swallowed" cannonballs.

An octet of classic chrome trailers speared into the ground act as a tribute to the silver bullets of the open road.

The world's largest private aircraft collection.

Electrical pylon in the shape of Disney's beloved mouse.

This aluminum airplane pays homage to the Flying Tigers of World War II.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

This museum housed in a former brothel explores the past and present of sex work in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

Mysterious Incan ruins on a tiny island in Lake Titicaca.

An ancient Incan convent on Lake Titicaca's Island of the Moon.