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

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

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.

A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.

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

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

The most powerful waterfall in all of Europe.

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

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

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

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

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Cairns built to bring travelers good luck stretch across the land like miniature stone mountains.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

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

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

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 eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.

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

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

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

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.