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

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

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

A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.

A geothermal paradise with bubbling mud pools and bright blue hot springs.

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

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

Internet rumors, often involving Icelandic singer Bjork, have abounded regarding this isolated outcrop of rock.

Largest private bird collection in Iceland, formed from a tragic accident.

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

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

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

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

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

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

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

America's post-nuclear-attack chambers of Congress.

A lightship turned museum, outfitted with artifacts from the vessel's past as part of the U.S. Lighthouse Service.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

This historic mansion was built as a symbol of love between a husband and wife.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.