A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.

This wild explosion of color on a disused water tower tells the whimsical tale of a curious puffin.

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

A world-class theater sits hidden in this remote town in West Iceland.

Dozens of large, brightly-colored paintings adorn the walls of the "street art capital of Iceland."

This plaque tells the story of an event that took place in an imagined parallel universe.

Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.

Puffin enthusiasts flock to Europe's largest seabird cliff, which over one million birds call home.

The oldest steel ship in Iceland has been beached for years and is now a rusting ruin.

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

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

An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.

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

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

Akureyri is home to an oversized can of one of Iceland's favourite beers.

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

Overlooking the Colorado Convention Center is this giant sculpture made from thousands of triangles.

The world's largest collection of Don Quixote-inspired art.

The viewpoint for this attractive, off-the-beaten-path waterfall is reached by a paved, wheelchair-accessible trail.

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

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.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

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