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

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

Climbing Iceland's highest peak on the rim of the Oræfajökull volcano.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

Three million year old fossils are exposed for all to see on this Icelandic shore.

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

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

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

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

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

An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.

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

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

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

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

Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.