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

This abandoned, partly demolished building is now home to beautiful graffiti and murals.

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

A restaurant devoted to "trouser grip" wrestling, an ancient form of Viking wrestling that is Iceland's national sport.

This oceanside Reykjavik spot is speckled with recycled sculptures and large stones.

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

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

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

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

The Arctic Circle runs through this isolated spot north of Iceland.

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

The summer tourists on these cliffs are thousands of seabirds.

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

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

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

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

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.

Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.

This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.

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

If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.